galloon

== English == === Etymology === From French galon, from galonner (“to braid”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡəˈluːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === galloon (countable and uncountable, plural 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. ==== Derived terms ==== gallooned ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: galún ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === galloon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia