GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Grecian , 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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   Grecian, n.
   A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.
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   A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
   Acts vi. 1.
   
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   ☞ 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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   One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.
   De Quincey.
   
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