Grecian profile
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"The young woman, with her Grecian profile and athletic, statuesque frame, inspired Picasso's greatest achievements in a variety of media," said Simon Shaw, Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art department in New York.
From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2012
From his nervous, scratchy pen sprang that sensational figure, the Gibson Girl, a majestic creature with an imposing pompadour, large bust and perfect Grecian profile.
From Time Magazine Archive
The second surface presents to view a Grecian profile, whose delicately cut features remind you of the serene beauty of an antique gem.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith
She has a Grecian profile, and a charger which is not a war-horse but a race-horse.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
"And her sister, that girl with a Grecian profile and straight eyebrows?"
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana
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