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Meanderbort

English translation: Meander Border

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Danish term or phrase:	Meanderbort
English translation:	Meander Border
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00:30 May 18, 2011

Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture

Danish term or phrase: Meanderbort

As in the sentence: "Dekorationerne henter inspiration i antikkens univers og viser sig blandet andet i de store, åbne pejse af marmor, der har friser med græsk meanderbort."

Some sort of surrounf perhaps?

Many thanks!

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Meander Border

Explanation:
You could use one of the following: Meander Band; Running Meander; Meander Edging or Greek key

Greek key or meander: an ornamental motif consisting of continuous band arranged in rectilinear forms.

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/greekkey.htm

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-1020582/stock-vector-running...

http://www.sweetdreamsquiltstudio.com/meander-border-pi-7023...

There were other examples on google.