3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grecian \Gre"cian"\, a. [Cf. {Greek.}] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. [1913 Webster] {Grecian bend}, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] {Grecian fire}. See {Greek fire}, under {Greek}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grecian \Gre"cian\, n. 1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. [1913 Webster] 2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. --Acts vi. 1. [1913 Webster] Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version. [1913 Webster] 6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Grecian adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic}]
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