Usually means: Ancient Greek courtesan, famously beautiful.
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  5. Phryne: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
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noun:  (historical) An Ancient Greek courtesan of the 4th century BC, reputedly the model for Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Cnidus and famously tried for the capital charge of impiety, during which trial she allegedly bared her breasts before the judges.

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