Bronze bowls (gilt) with gadroon or lotus ornament (moulded) in later period. From Wordnik.com. [How to Observe in Archaeology] Reference
Of the formations mentioned, the source of only one seems to be unclear -- gadroon; here the French origins are ambiguous, but Provençal < Latin guttus seems less than likely. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol 1 No 4] Reference
(alphabetized from the right): baboon, racoon, cocoon, tycoon, rigadoon, buffoon, lagoon, dragoon, typhoon, pantaloon, simoon, lampoon, harpoon, macaroon, picaroon, vinegaroon, maroon, gadroon, quadroon, octoroon, patroon, poltroon, platoon, cartoon, festoon. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol 1 No 3] Reference
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