Parian

See also: parian, parían, and parián

English

Etymology

From Paros +‎ -ian.

Noun

Parian (plural Parians)

A native or inhabitant of Paros.
A ceramic ware, a kind of bisque porcelain, supposed to resemble the fine-textured white marble of Paros.
Synonyms: parianware, Parian marble

Translations

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Adjective

Parian (comparative more Parian, superlative most Parian)

Of or relating to the Greek island of Paros.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 13:
  The girl was without a tinge of colour, but very fair; the soft white of the Parian marble strongly contrasted with hair of the most ebon black...

References

Parian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

pirana, piraña

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