(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language, Syn. Hellenic, Grecian, Example:Greek mythology; a Grecian robe

greek alphabet

(n) the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

greek architecture

(n) the architecture of ancient Greece

greek catholic

(n) a member of the Greek Orthodox Church

greek cross

(n) a cross with each of the four arms the same length

greek deity

(n) a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

greek fire

(n) a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted

greek mode

(n) any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Greek

a. [ AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian. ] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Greek calends. See under Greek calends in the vocabulary. --
Greek Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church. --
Greek cross. See Illust. (10) Of Cross. --
Greek Empire. See Byzantine Empire. --
Greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. Ure. --
Greek rose, the flower campion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Greek

n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek. Sat. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Greek calendar

. 1. Any of various calendars used by the ancient Greek states. The Attic calendar divided the year into twelve months of 29 and 30 days, as follows: 1. Hecatombæon (July-Aug.).
2. Metageitnion (Aug.-Sept.).
3. Boëdromion (Sept.-Oct.).
4. Pyanepsion (Oct.-Nov.).
5. Mæmacterion (Nov.-Dec.).
6. Poseideon (Dec.-Jan.).
7. Gamelion (Jan.-Feb.).
8. Anthesterion (Feb.-Mar.).
9. Elaphebolion (Mar.-Apr.).
10. Munychion (Apr.-May).
11. Thargelion (May-June).
12. Scirophorion (June-July). A fixed relation to the seasons was maintained by introducing an intercalary month, “the second Poseideon, ” at first in an inexact way, afterward in years 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 19 of the Metonic cycle. Dates were reckoned in Olympiads. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The Julian calendar, used in the Greek Church. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Greekess

n. A female Greek. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Greekish

a. [ Cf. AS. Grēcisc. ] Peculiar to Greece. [ 1913 Webster ]

Greek kalends

or . A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

greeklike

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; as, greeklike struggles.
Syn. -- grecian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Greekling

n. A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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