n. An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A vessel having a perforated bottom, fitted into a coffee-pot and holding the coffee; also, a coffee-pot furnished with this contrivance.
n. In architecture and decoration, a Greek fret. See à-la-grecque.
Word Usage
"Ms. Reusing said cooking the vegetables à la grecque a piquant technique that calls for simmering vegetables in wine or vinegar and olive oil makes bitter rhubarb less bracing and mild fennel more assertive."