Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tuscan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tuscan \Tus"can\, n.
A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tuscan \Tus"can\, a. [L. Tyscanus, Tuscus.]
Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically
designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized
and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or
characteristic of the order. The original of this order was
not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire.
See {Order}, and Illust. of {Capital}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Tuscan
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people
[syn: {Tuscan}]
2: a classical order similar to Roman Doric
n 1: a resident of Tuscany [syn: {Tuscan}]
2: a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
[syn: {Tuscan}]
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