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English
Etymology
From Paros + -ian.
Noun
Parian (countable and uncountable, plural Parians)
- (countable) A native or inhabitant of Paros.
- A ceramic ware, a kind of bisque porcelain, supposed to resemble the fine-textured white marble of Paros.
- Synonyms: parianware, Parian marble
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Adjective
Parian (comparative more Parian, superlative most Parian)
- Of or relating to the Greek island of Paros; (specifically), designating a type if fine white marble for which the island was renowned in antiquity.
1834, L E L, chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. , volume I, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 13:The girl was without a tinge of colour, but very fair; the soft white of the Parian marble strongly contrasted with hair of the most ebon black...
- Designating or resembling a type of fine white porcelain resembling Parian marble.
1973, Elizabeth Mavor, A Green Equinox, Virago, published 2023, page 115:Her eyes were wide open. There were morsels of liquid moonlight between their parian lids.
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