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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 176 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GODROON, or GADROON (Fr. godron, of unknown See also:etymology)  , in See also:architecture, a See also:convex decoration (said to be derived from raised See also:work on See also:linen) applied in See also:France to varieties of the See also:bead and See also:reel, in which the bead is often carved with See also:ornament . In See also:England the See also:term is constantly used by auctioneers to describe the raised convex decorations under the bowl of See also:stone or terra-See also:cotta vases . The godroons radiate from the See also:vertical support of the See also:vase and rise See also:half-way up the bowl .

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