Grecian bend

American  

noun

1. (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.

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Example Sentences

But his sister is eminently classic; she stoops fashionably, with the "Grecian bend"—has a Roman nose, and her name is Calanthe Maria.

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A recent fashion was that humped-up effect that gave the wearer the attitude then known and reviled as the "Grecian Bend."

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I kno ov no meaning or apology for this crook, only the name ov it, it iz called the Grecian Bend, which iz expekted tew sanktify it.

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What an awful thing it would be if this Grecian Bend should refuse tew let go its holt, by-and-by, when sum nu crook in sum other part ov the boddy should hump itself!

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"How sweet of you to come, Mr. Bramham," one hand up to her hair and the other outstretched, while her body performed the Grecian bend.

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