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tyrian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, a. [L. Tyrius from Tyrus Tyre, Gr ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people. 2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. --Pope. {Tyrian purple}, or {Tyrian dye}, a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under {Purple}, n., 1, and {Purple of mollusca}, under {Purple}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, n. [L. Tyrius.] A native of Tyre.
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