3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
{Persian berry}, the fruit of {Rhamnus infectorius}, a kind
of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
from Trebizond
{Persian cat}. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persian \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Persian
adj : of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture;
"Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: {Iranian},
{Persian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran [syn: {Irani}, {Iranian}, {Persian}]
2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
[syn: {Persian}, {Farsi}]
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