PARIAN

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.

2.
n.

A native or inhabitant of Paros.

3.
n.

A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.


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