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Tuscan [ˈtʌskən] adj 1. (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decoration See also Ionic, Composite, Doric, Corinthian n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Tuscany 2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations Tuscan adj → toskanisch n → Toskaner(in) m(f) (Ling) → Toskanisch nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"In my judgment, the figure," said the Critic, "is tolerably good, though rather Etrurian, but the expression of the face is decidedly Tuscan, and therefore false to nature. I recall nothing read in that year in Europe which moved me, and I think I read very little, except the local histories of the Tuscan cities which I afterwards wrote of. I could distinguish the arches springing capriciously from natural pillars, standing broad upon their granite base, like the heavy columns of Tuscan architecture. |
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