: greek sense 1
specifically
: being or resembling that of ancient Greece or the ancient Greeks
Grecian ruins
a Grecian urn/statue
Grecian gods/goddesses
Grecian motifs
… a charming town that dates from the Grecian period. —Lizzie Porter
The mall had … a cafe with Grecian plaster columns … —Monica Dux
… [Marie-Thérèse] Walter is recognizable [in Pablo Picasso's art] by … her classical Grecian profile … —Jerry Saltz
Grecian
noun
plural Grecians
archaic
'Was this fair face the cause' quoth she / 'Why the Grecians sacked Troy? …'
—William Shakespeare
grecianize
transitive verb
or Grecianize
grecianized or Grecianized; grecianizing or Grecianizing; grecianizes or Grecianizes
The establishment of the Roman court at Constantinople tended rather to Latinize the Greeks, than to Grecianize the Latins …
—The New-York Quarterly
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