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Graces

British  
/ 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 Cultural  
  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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"Locally, she's as iconic probably as the Graces and the Mersey Tunnels," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Urs Fischer offers a literally waxen redeployment of antique statuary: a candle in the shape of the Three Graces, the central goddess facing backward, their absent heads turned into burning wicks.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

So far, none of the named trees in the grove, including the 209-foot Grizzly Giant as well as the Bachelor and Three Graces, are damaged, according to Phillipe.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022

This treatment of the Graces comes from a period when Flemish painting was highly specialized: In this case, Frans Wouters was responsible for the figures while Jan Brueghel the Younger painted the landscapes and flowers.

From Slate • May 28, 2020

“Tell me,” Dany said, as the procession turned toward the Temple of the Graces, “if my father and my mother had been free to follow their own hearts, whom would they have wed?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin