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De - Pt| English Dictionary: chian | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for chian | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [92]gean Sea. {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic. {Chian turpentine}, a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the {Pistacia Terebinthus}. | |
