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Parian

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Par·i·an  (pâr-n, pr-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the island of Páros or its inhabitants.
2. Of or being a type of white, semitranslucent marble quarried at Páros and highly valued in ancient times for making sculptures.
3. Of or being a fine white porcelain.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Páros.
2. Parian marble.
3. Parian porcelain.
Parian [ˈpɛərɪən]
adj
1. (Mining & Quarrying) (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) denoting or relating to a fine white marble mined in classical times in Paros
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) denoting or relating to a fine biscuit porcelain used mainly for statuary
3. (Placename) of or relating to Paros
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Paros
2. (Mining & Quarrying) (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Parian marble
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Parian porcelain


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A gloss shining beyond the purest brightness of Parian marble.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Her dress, which was that of the women of Epirus, consisted of a pair of white satin trousers, embroidered with pink roses, displaying feet so exquisitely formed and so delicately fair, that they might well have been taken for Parian marble, had not the eye been undeceived by their movements as they constantly shifted in and out of a pair of little slippers with upturned toes, beautifully ornamented with gold and pearls.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The house was the ordinary thing in New York, paved with Parian marble in the entrance hall and cobblestones above the first floor.
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