grecque

French grecque, feminine of grec (“Greek”)

grecque (plural grecques)

1. An ornament of Greek origin, or Greek-style, especially a fretwork
   • 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.

   • 1895, William Henry Holmes, Archaeological Studies Among the Ancient Cities of Mexico:

     the back is flat and flush with the grecque-covered chamber wall and is sculptured in continuation of the lower zone of grecque mosaic

2. A vessel with a perforated bottom for making coffee without grounds.

• “grecque”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛk/

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grecque

1. feminine singular of grec

From French grecque, feminine singular of grec (“Greek”), from Middle French grec (“Ancient Greek”), from Latin Graecus (“Greek, Grecian”), from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós, “Graecian”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛk/, /ɡʁɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Hyphenation: grecque

grecque

1. only used in à la grecque (“food served with olive oil, lemon juice and certain seasonings”)
2. only used in a la grecque (“food served with olive oil, lemon juice and certain seasonings”)

grecque

1. only used in alagrecque-bord (“stylized ribbon ornament or border of rectangular lines”)