meander

(noun)

A decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.

Related Terms

  • cuirass
  • Lictor
  • Pomerium
  • bucrania
  • register

Examples of meander in the following topics:

  • Qualities of Line

    • Meandering lines can be either geometric or expressive, and one can see how their indeterminate paths animate a surface to different degrees.
  • The Softer the Topic, the Longer the Debate

    • Although discussion can meander in any topic, the probability of meandering goes up as the technical difficulty of the topic goes down.
  • Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation

    • Conversations can wander and meander without ever coming to a point.
  • Mannerist Sculpture

    • At the same time, precedence is given to the 'moto', that is, to the meandering movement, which should make the pyramid, in exact proportion, into the geometrical form of a cone."
  • Kennedy's Assassination

    • The actual route through Dallas was chosen to be a meandering 10 miles, which could be driven slowly in the allotted time.
  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Orientalizing Period

    • A meander runs atop the reliefs.
  • Pottery in the Greek Geometric Period

    • On the lip of the krater and on many registers of the amphora, is a decorative meander.
  • The Last Byzantine Dynasty

    • At the Battle of Meander Valley, a Turkic force was repelled and an earlier assault on Nicaea led to the death of the Seljuk Sultan.
  • The Western Front

    • The race resulted in no clear advantage for either the Central Powers or the Allies, who faced off and dug in along a meandering series of fortified trenches that ran up through eastern and northern France into Belgium, a line of “trench warfare” that remained essentially unchanged for most of the war.
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