grecian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Gre=cian

CIDE DICTIONARY

grecian, 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.

grecian, n. 

•  A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.  [1913 Webster]
•  A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.  Acts vi. 1.  [1913 Webster]

  " The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version."  [1913 Webster]
•  One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.  De Quincey.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

grecian, adj. (of architecture or facial outline) following Greek models or ideals.

Idiom

Grecian nose a straight nose that continues the line of the forehead without a dip.

Etymology

OF grecien or med.L graecianus (unrecorded) f. L Graecia Greece