1. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); - Example: "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
key pattern
n 1: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and
horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple
fret at the top of the walls" [syn: fret, Greek fret,
Greek key, key pattern]