Definition of Tirian
Tyr"i*an (?), a. [L. Tyrius, from
Tyrus Tyre, Gr. &?;.] 1. Of or pertaining to
Tyre or its people.
2. Being of the color called Tyrian
purple.
The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian
dye. Pope.
Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a
celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks,
especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple,
n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under
Purple, n.
Tyr"i*an, n. [L. Tyrius.] A
native of Tyre.
Tyr"i*an (?), a. [L. Tyrius, from
Tyrus Tyre, Gr. &?;.] 1. Of or pertaining to
Tyre or its people.
2. Being of the color called Tyrian
purple.
The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian
dye. Pope.
Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a
celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks,
especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple,
n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under
Purple, n.
Tyr"i*an, n. [L. Tyrius.] A
native of Tyre.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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