Venetian

3 definitions found

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

  Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
     Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
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     {Venetian blind}, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
        thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the


        shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
        to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
        open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
        other positions.
  
     {Venetian carpet}, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
        and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
        the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
        stripes.
  
     {Venetian chalk}, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
        marking on cloth, etc.
  
     {Venetian door} (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
        or panes of glass on the sides.
  
     {Venetian glass}, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
        decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
        of different colors fused together and wrought into
        various ornamental patterns.
  
     {Venetian red}, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
        of iron; -- called also {scarlet ocher}.
  
     {Venetian soap}. See {Castile soap}, under {Soap}.
  
     {Venetian sumac} (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus
        Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called {fustet};
        -- also called {smoke tree}.
  
     {Venetian window} (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
        window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
        narrow window with a square head.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Venice.
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     2. pl. Galligaskins. [Obs.]
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     3. A Venetian blind. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Venetian
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people;
             "Venetian glass"; "Venetian canals"
       n : a resident of Venice