grecque
See also: Grecque
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French grecque, feminine of grec (“Greek”)
Noun
grecque (plural grecques)
- An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
- 1861, The What-not; or Ladies' Handy-book (page 159)
- The sleeves are wide; the revers, or deep cuffs, being formed by a grecque similar to that of the skirt.
- 1861, The What-not; or Ladies' Handy-book (page 159)
- A vessel with a perforated bottom for making coffee without grounds.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “grecque”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
grecque