EGYPTIAN

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. Egyptian bean. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean,

2.
n.

A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

3.
n.

A gypsy. [Obs.] Shak.

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