Persians

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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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