| Share
 
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Grecian Stairs

A corruption of greesing stairs. Greesings (steps) still survives in the architectural word grees, and in the compound word de-grees. There is still on the hill at Lincoln a flight of stone steps called “Grecian stairs.”

“Paul stood on the greezen [i.e. stairs].” —Wicliffe: Acts xxi. 40.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Greedy
Grecian Coffee-house
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Grecian Stairs from Infoplease:

  • Grecian Stairs - Grecian Stairs A corruption of greesing stairs. Greesings (steps) still survives in the ...
  • Grise - Grise A step. (See Grecian Stairs.) “Which as a grise or step may help these lovers into your ...
  • Public-house Signs - Public-house Signs Much of a nation's history, and more of its manners and feelings, may be ...
  • Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: G - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "G"

Related Content

24 X 7

Private Tutor

Click Here for Details
24 x 7 Tutor Availability
Unlimited Online Tutoring
1-on-1 Tutoring
Explore Math Problem Solver , Online Math Help