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Mercurian, a. and n.|mɜːˈkjʊərɪən|
[f. Mercury + -an.]
A. adj.
†1. = mercurial a. 3; sometimes interpreted as alluding to the qualities of the god Mercury.
1596Nashe Saffron-Walden Wks. (Grosart) III. 142 The Mercurian heauenly charme of hys Rhetorique. 1616Bullokar Eng. Expos., Mercurian, eloquent as Mercury was. 1620Melton Astrolog. 6 Some Mercurian and nimble-finger'd Pick-pocket. 1677W. Hubbard Narrative Pref., Where Poetry, in Prose, made I did see By a Mercurian Brain, which sure was Thee.
2. Of or belonging to the god Mercury.
1838Brit. Cycl. Biog. II. 206/2 [Linus] is said to have added the string lichanos to the Mercurian lyre.
3. Astr. Of or belonging to the planet Mercury.
1885A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 121 The Mercurian mass is now estimated at about 1 {div} 4,360,000 that of the Sun.
B. n.
1. One born under the influence of the planet Mercury.
1640Somner Antiq. Canterb. 267 A commendation of Archery; not my owne, nor yet any meere Mercurians. 1677W. Hubbard Narrative ii. 87 If Mars and Minerva go hand in hand, they will effect more good in an hour than those Verbal Mercurians in their lives. 1892Pall Mall G. 4 Oct. 7/1 The long finger of Mercury is very noticeable in his case..and proves Mr. Grossmith a true Mercurian.
2. An inhabitant of the planet Mercury.
1868W. White Swedenborg xviii. (ed. 2) 290 When the Mercurians met Swedenborg, they instantly explored his memory in search of all he knew. |