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Graces

British  
/ ˈɡreɪsɪz /

plural noun

  1. Greek myth three sisters, the goddesses Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, givers of charm and beauty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Graces Cultural  
  1. Greek and Roman goddesses of loveliness and charm. According to most stories, there were three of them. They were supposed to be invited to every banquet.


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"He always used to say his favourite part of sailing around the world was coming into the Mersey, seeing the Three Graces and coming back home."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Urs Fischer offers a literally waxen redeployment of antique statuary: a candle in the shape of the Three Graces, the central goddess facing backward, their absent heads turned into burning wicks.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

There’s also one at the museum, “Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes,” a piece the artist created in 2011.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2018

The lithe beauty pageant typical of the Three Graces in European art gets remade into something fierce, confrontational and contemporary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2018

The Graces were particularly rude this morning, shaking their heads and staring at me with looks of disgust.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish