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

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

He was a quiet, simple, elderly personage, with eyes brown and bright, under a slightly impending brow, and a Grecian profile, such as he might have cut with his own chisel.

From The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Odalite, the eldest, was thought to resemble both parents, having the Grecian profile and the fair complexion 11 of her mother, and the black eyes and black hair of her father.

From Her Mother's Secret by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte