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Definitions for: Venetian
[n] a resident of Venice
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people; "Venetian glass"; "Venetian canals"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ve*ne"tian, n.
1. pl. Galligaskins. [Obs.]
2. A Venetian blind. [Colloq.]
Ve*ne"tian, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
to overlap each other when close, and to show a series of
open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
other positions.
Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
stripes.
Venetian chalk, a white compact or steatite, used for
marking on cloth, etc.
Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
or panes of glass on the sides.
Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
of different colors fused together and wrought into
various ornamental patterns.
Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.
Venetian soap. See Castile soap, under Soap.
Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus
Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
-- also called smoke tree.
Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
narrow window with a square head.
Ve*ne"tian, n.
A native or inhabitant of Venice.
See Also: Italian, Venezia, Venice
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