alagrecque-bord

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

References

• “alagrecque-bord” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).