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GRECQUE [4 records]

Record 1 2018-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Greece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née en Grèce ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Grecia.

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Record 2 2003-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
DEF

A geometrical ornament of horizontal and vertical straight lines repeated to form a band ....

DEF

In classical architecture, an ornament composed of combinations of straight lines, usually on a flat surface.

DEF

Ornamental interlaced relief work characterized especially by its interlocked angular lines.

DEF

Ornamentation comprising continuous combinations of straight lines, joined usually at right angles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Ornement, formé de lignes sinueuses ou brisées, utilisé en architecture, dans les broderies, etc.

OBS

La source DEVBA (h) donne ces termes au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • méandres
  • frettes
  • grecques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
DEF

Ornamentación a base de grecas o de enlaces sinuosos.

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Record 3 1996-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

One of the cuts made across the back of an unbound hand-sewn book designed to receive the cords that secure the covers of the book.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

En reliure manuelle, entaille à la scie à main dans le dos d'un volume pour y placer les ficelles ou les nerfs sur lesquels sont cousus les cahiers.

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Design
Key term(s)
  • greek key

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'intérieurs
DEF

Ornement composé de lignes droites parallèles qui placées tour à tour dans le sens vertical et dans le sens horizontal forme un motif continu de décoration.

Spanish

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