Parian Definition

pârē-ən, păr-
adjective
Of or relating to the island of Páros or its inhabitants.
American Heritage
Of Paros.
Webster's New World
Designating a fine, white marble found in Paros.
Webster's New World
Like this marble.
Webster's New World
Designating a fine, white porcelain (Parian ware) that resembles Parian marble.
Webster's New World
noun
A native or inhabitant of Páros.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Paros.
Webster's New World
Parian marble.
American Heritage
Parian porcelain.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Parian

Noun

Singular:
Parian
Plural:
parians

Parian Sentence Examples

  • The temple is entirely of Pentelic marble, except the foundations and lowest step of the stylobate, which are of Peiraic stone, and the zophoros of the cella, which is in Parian marble.

  • In 1900 the French school at Athens recovered more fragments of sculpture, including a head of Heracles and the torso and possibly the head of Atalanta, these last two of Parian marble.

  • In a war which the Parian colonists waged with the Saians, a Thracian tribe, the poet Archilochus threw away his shield.

  • Parian marble, which is white and semi-transparent, with a coarse grain and a very beautiful texture, was the chief source of wealth to the island.

  • Among the most interesting discoveries made in the island is the Parian Chronicle.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

NANIAN

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PA & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With AN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With N