Grecque

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A vessel having a perforated bottom, fitted into a coffee-pot and holding the coffee; also, a coffee-pot furnished with this contrivance.
  • noun. In architecture and decoration, a Greek fret. See à-la-grecque.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
  • Word Usage
    "Ms. Reusing said cooking the vegetables à la grecque a piquant technique that calls for simmering vegetables in wine or vinegar and olive oil makes bitter rhubarb less bracing and mild fennel more assertive."
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