Per"sian (?), a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf. Parsee, Peach, Persic.]
Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language.
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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Per"sian, n.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Persia.
2.
The language spoken in Persia.
3.
A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings.
Beck.
4. pl. Arch.
See Persian columns, under Persian, a.
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