galloon
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galloon
- /ɡəˈluːn/ UK
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
From French galon, from galonner (“to braid”).
noun galloons
- A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions. And when the "Atlantis" had finally entered the port and all its many-decked mass leaned against the quay, and the gang-plank began to rattle heavily, — what a crowd of porters, with their assistants, in caps with golden galloons, what a crowd of various boys and husky ragamuffins with pads of color
Translations
Talk about this word "galloon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galloon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. galloon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galloon "galloon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galloon.Cite this
@misc{galloon_2026,
title = {galloon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galloon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
