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
(Gre"cian), n.

1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.

2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. Acts vi. 1.

The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version.

6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. De Quincey.

Grecism
(Gre"cism) n. [Cf. F. grécisme.] An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. Addison.

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Grecize
(Gre"cize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grecized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Grecizing.] [Cf. F. gréciser.]

1. To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized. T. Warton.

2. To translate into Greek.

Grecize
(Gre"cize, Gre"cian*ize) v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

Greco-Roman
(Gre"co-Ro"man) a. Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco- Roman architecture.

Grecque
(||Grecque) n. [F.] An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander.

Gree
(Gree) n. [F. gré. See Grateful, and cf. Agree.]

1. Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; — used esp. in such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take favorably. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke.
Fairfax.

2. Rank; degree; position. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.

He is a shepherd great in gree.
Spenser.

3. The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i. e., to carry off the prize. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.

Gree
(Gree), v. i. [From Agree.] To agree. [Obs.] Fuller.

Gree
(Gree), n.; pl. Grees (grez); obs. plurals Greece (gres) Grice Grise, Grize etc. [OF. gré, F. grade. See Grade.] A step.

Grebe
(Grebe) n. [F. grèbe, fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.] (Zoöl.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus and allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

Grecian
(Gre"cian") a. [Cf. Greek.] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.


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