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persians

 

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  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}.




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