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ertaining to a branch of the Slavic family, subdivided into Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian. -- n.

An Indo-European people, allied to the Lithuanians and Old Prussians, and inhabiting a part of the Baltic provinces of Russia.

Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory).

can marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.

ed because they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and because likened to the Prussian May laws (see Kulturkampf).

A Russian village community. D. M. Wallace.

A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.

Prussian blue.

A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.

Prussian leather. [Obs.] Dryden.

ignating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or its compounds. See Hydrocyanic.

Prussian; -- applied to certain astronomical tables published in the sixteenth century, founded on the principles of Copernicus, a Prussian.

e by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians. [written also quas.]

, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.

Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The rugged Russian bear." Shak.

A Russian, or the Russians. [Rare, except in poetry.]

To Russianize; as, to Russify conquered tribes.

One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism, n. [Chiefly newspaper words.]

One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes found in the newspapers.]

Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.