alagrecque-bord

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alagrecque-bord på en gate i Rhodos. — Meander border on a street in Rhodes.

Etymology

From a la grecque +‎ bord (border).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alaˈɡrɛkbɔɖ/, /alaˈɡrɛkbɔʁd/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɖ, -ɔʁd, -ɔrd
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧grecque‧bord

Noun

alagrecque-bord m (definite singular alagrecque-borden, indefinite plural alagrecque-border, definite plural alagrecque-bordene)

  1. (art) stylized ribbon ornament or border of rectangular lines
    Synonym: meander
    • 1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IX, page 223:
      blaa og røde silkekjoler med sorte à la grec border nedenom
      blue and red silk dresses with black à la grec borders underneath

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