Tuscan

3 definitions found

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

  Tuscan \Tus"can\ (t[u^]s"kan), a. [L. Tuscanus, Tuscus.]
     Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically
     designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized
     and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or
     characteristic of the order. The original of this order was
     not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire.


     See {Order}, and Illust. of {Capital}.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Tuscan \Tus"can\, n.
     A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Tuscan
       adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people
       2: a classical order similar to Roman Doric
       n 1: a resident of Tuscany
       2: a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)