Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Persians"

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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