Persian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
     {Parsee}, {Peach}, {Persic}.]
     Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
     language.
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     {Persian berry}, the fruit of {Rhamnus infectorius}, a kind
        of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
        from Trebizond.
  
     {Persian cat}. (Zool.) 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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persian \Per"sian\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Persia.
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     2. The language spoken in Persia. Ancient Persian of the 3rd
        to 10th centuries is also called {Pahlavi}, and modern
        Persian is also called {Farsi}.
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     3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. --Beck.
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     4. pl. (Arch.) See {Persian columns}, under {Persian}, a.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Persian
       adj : of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture;
             "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: {Iranian}]
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are
            Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: {Irani}, {Iranian}]
       2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
          [syn: {Farsi}]