rare–1. [A corrupt form of It. alla Greca, or of Fr. transl. à la Grecque; the molding is in Fr. called simply Grecque.] A mæander, fret, or ‘key’ pattern; ‘Greek fret’ or ‘Greek border.’
[Archit. Publ. Soc. Dict., s.v. Mæander, As guillochis or méandres are known in Italy as alla Greca, so the word grecque is likely to remain in France the technical name of the méandre.]
1873. Burton, Hist. Scot., I. iv. 156. A moulding … called technically the single meander and the aligreek.
