GRECIAN

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] -- Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.

2.
n.

A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.

3.
n.

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

4.
n.

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


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