Grecian

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.
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     {Grecian bend}, among women, an affected carriage of the
        body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.]


  
     {Grecian fire}. See {Greek fire}, under {Greek}.
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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.
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     2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. --Acts vi. 1.
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     Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized
           Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew
           in the Revised Version.
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     6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or
        history. --De Quincey.
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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}]