Greek key

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Greek key - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

Greek fret, key pattern, fret

architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

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This writer's tastes run to the sophisticated with an eclectic touch; mixing vintage, ethnic and contemporary including a dining room with a vintage Lucite table as the centerpiece; dining chairs slip-covered in an arabesque-print fabric, all set on a silk carpet bordered with the classic Greek key motif.

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This turned like one arm of a Greek key around two courtyards - one the monastery cloisters enclosed on the north by the church wall, the other rectangular and open on the south.

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From hand-embroidered silk pillows with Greek key patterning, to a great assortment of museum-mounted busts, this look brings normally high-priced items into the home at a great value.

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