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Decorated woven or braided fabric trim
Not to be confused with
Gallon
.
Galloon
Gold galloon trim on the cuffs, pockets, seams and tricorn hat, as worn at the Dutch court
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Type
| Decorative woven trim
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Material
| Metallic gold or silver thread, lace, or embroidery
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Galloon
(sometimes spelled
galon
in British English)
[1]
is a heavily-decorated woven or
braided
trim, typically made of, or featuring, gold or silver thread, which may be
woven
or
embroidered
. Galloon trim is used in the trim of
military
and
police uniforms
,
ecclesiastical dress
, and as trim on textiles, drapery, and
upholstery
. Galloon trim may also come in the form of
lace
, and is typically wide.
In
formal evening wear
, a non-military usage, this decoration has evolved into satin stripes that conceal the outer seam of men's dress trousers.
The distinction between galloon trim or braid,
ribbon
, and belting has not always been clear, and a great deal of overlap has occasionally caused problems in classification.
[2]
Etymology
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The term
galloon
stems from the
French
galon
, in turn itself from the verb
galloner
, "to braid".
[3]
Gallery
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Examples of gallon braid, trim and lace
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Metallic galloon lace in silk and metal thread
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Woven floral galloon trim
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Golden silk and cotton galloon trim
References
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Further reading
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- Abbott, James Archer.
Jansen Furniture.
Acanathus Press: 2007.
ISBN
978-0-926494-45-9
.
- Pegler, Martin.
The Dictionary of Interior Design.
Fairchild Publications: 1983. ASIN B0006ECV48.