Grecian

grē′shan, adj. pertaining to Greece.— n. a native of Greece: one well versed in the Greek language and literature: ( B. ) a Hellenising Jew, or Jew who spoke Greek: one of the senior boys of Christ's Hospital: ( slang ) an Irish labourer newly over.— v.t. Grē′cise , to make Grecian: to translate into Greek.— v.i. to speak Greek.— n. Grē′cism , an idiom of the Greek language.— adj. Grē′co-Rō′man , of or pertaining to both Greece and Rome, esp. to the art cultivated by Greeks under Roman domination (see also Wrestling ).— Grecian bend , a foolish mode of walking with a slight bend forward, at one time affected by a few women who fondly thought to imitate the pose of a figure like the Venus of Milo. [Fr. Grec —L. Græcus —Gr. Graikos .]