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Graces

/ 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

  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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Example Sentences

Later, back in the graces of the French crown, he was appointed commander of the Missouri and built Fort Orleans in 1723.

He had all the money and power to win influence in politics and law-enforcement, but he lacked the social graces.

From what I hear, it still graces his desk 28 years later.

The reality show starlet graces the April issue in a wedding gown alongside her fiancé Kanye West.

He knows his furniture, each of his trees, every log in his cabin—faults and graces—all on a personal basis.

L dessus allegresse & rejoussance, 178 & actions de graces Dieu en procession sur la montagne que i'ay mentionn ci-dessus.

Moreover, the action necessary in conveying the tempting graces to their destination has not unfrequently been found useful.

Miss Anne went on to talk of Jean, a miraculous infant of infinite graces and accomplishments.

And indeed the women of the green hair taught the child music and dancing and a thousand graces.

O rare example of a divine face, uniting all graces, power, and most irresistible seductiveness!

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