Holy Grail

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Etymology

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From Middle English Holy Grayle.

(web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.

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the Holy Grail (plural Holy Grails)

  1. (Arthurian legend) An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
  2. (Internet, informal) A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space.

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Noun

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Holy Grail (plural Holy Grails)

  1. (figuratively) Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor.
    Nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine.

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