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Webster 1913 Edition
Persian
Per′sian
,Adj.
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
. – Persian wheel
, a noria; a tympanum. See
Noria
.Per′sian
,Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Persia.
3.
A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings.
Beck.