Venetians
plural of Venetian
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Source: Wiktionary
Ve*ne"tian, a. Etym: [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Venice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 May 2025
(noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
