Grecian profile

American  

noun

1. a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.

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Example Sentences

"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

Well, as a matter of fact she has straight black hair and a pure Grecian profile and is altogether the most beautiful creature you ever saw!...

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells

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)

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 Richardson, Henry Handel