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GREEK KEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Greek key mean?
• GREEK KEY (noun)
The noun GREEK KEY has 1 sense:
1. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
Familiarity information: GREEK KEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fret; Greek fret; Greek key; key pattern
Context example:
there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
Hypernyms ("Greek key" is a kind of...):
architectural ornament ((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)
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