Definition of Persean
Per"sian (?), a. [From Persia:
cf. It. Persiano. Cf. Parsee, Peach,
Persic.] Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or
to their language.
Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus
infectorius, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and
imported chiefly from Trebizond. -- Persian
cat. (Zoöl.) Same as Angora cat,
under Angora. -- Persian columns
(Arch.), columns of which the shaft represents a Persian
slave; -- called also Persians. See Atlantes. --
Persian drill (Mech.), a drill which is
turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill
holder. -- Persian fire (Med.),
malignant pustule. -- Persian powder.
See Insect powder, under Insect. --
Persian red. See Indian red
(a), under Indian. -- Persian
wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.
Per"sian, n. 1. A
native or inhabitant of Persia.
2. The language spoken in Persia.
3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for
linings. Beck.
4. pl. (Arch.) See Persian
columns, under Persian, a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A person from Persia (Iran).
- A group of very similar languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Persian belongs to the Southwestern branch of the Iranian subfamily of the Indo-Iranian family of languages. Indo-Iranian itself is a subfamily of the Indo-European language family. Closely related languages include Kurdish, Pashto, and Avestan.
- A cinnamon bun coated with pink icing on top (local colloquialism, , Canada)
- A breed of cat.
- Describes a person, place or object referring to Persia or Persians.
- of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
- of or pertaining to the Persian people.
- of or pertaining to the Persian language.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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