Grecian bend

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Among women, a posture once regarded affected,the upper body being inclined forward. archaic,informal
    — his hump was subdued into a Grecian bend, and his lack-lustre eyes seemed beaming with tenderness and admiration.
  2. An exaggerated bustle (frame worn underneath a woman's skirt), the effect of which is generally assisted by high-heeled boots. archaic,informal
    — I reckon that, by and by, they will begin and make fashions to suit themselves, and will not be under the necessity of sending to Paris or to the East to find out the fashions or to find out whether they shall make their Grecian bends one-half, two-thirds or one-third as large as in New York; or whether they shall cut a frock so as to show their garters every step or to drag yards on the ground behind them.

词形变化

Grecian bends plural

词源

It was thought to resemble the pose of the Venus de Milo, an Ancient Greek statue.
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