Grecian profile
Americannoun
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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
She bore Inez a peculiar grudge; for she believed that certain faculties slumbered behind the Grecian profile, and that only the girl's ingrained sloth prevented them.
From The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson
"And her sister, that girl with a Grecian profile and straight eyebrows?"
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton
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 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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