And at the seyd Corfona they speke all Greke and be Grekes in Dede

Torkington, Diarie of Eng. Travell, p. 17. While the Latin trains us to be good grammarians, the Greek elevates us to the highest dignity of manhood, by making us acute and powerful thinkers. G. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., iv. 3. Any language of which one is ignorant; unmeaning words; unintelligible jargon: in allusion to the proverbial remotene of Greek from ordinary knowledge, and usually with spe cial allusion to the unfamiliar characters in which it is printed. [Colloq.] IMG:content-2643.png:[blocks in formation] 5. In entom ., the English equivalent of Achi vus , a name given by Linnæus to certain long winged butterflies of his group Equites , most of which are now included in the genus Papilio . They were distinguished from the Trojans by not having crimson spots on the wings and breast. See Trojan . - As merry as a Greek, See merry Greek. - Merry Greek, a jovial fellow; a jolly, jesting person: in allusion to the light, carele temper ascribed to the Greeks, and usually with reference to the proverb "as merry as a Greek," which was confused with a similar proverb, "as merry as a grig," of different origin. See grig1 . Pan. I swear to you, I think Helen loves him better than Paris. Cres. Then she's a merry Greek indeed. Shak., T. and C., i. 2. Go home, and tell the merry Greeks that sent you, Ilium shall burn. Fletcher, Tamer Tamed, ii. 2. A verlan [F.], a good fellow, a mad companion, a merie Greek, sound drunkard. Cotgrave. A true Trojan, and a mad merry grig, though no Greek . Barn . Jour . (1820), i. 54. ( Nares .)