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Armenian, a. and n.|ɑːˈmiːnɪən|
[f. L. Armenia, Gr. ἀρµενία, a country east of Asia Minor.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Armenia or the Armenians. Armenian bole: a pale red-coloured earth from Armenia, used medicinally, and in the composition of tooth-powders. Armenian stone: a blue carbonate of copper, formerly administered as an aperient and as a remedy for epilepsy.
[1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. iv. i. iv, Lapis Lazuli and Armenus because they purge.] 1727–51Chambers Cycl., Armenian bole is..prescribed internally against diarrhœas. 1867M. E. Herbert Cradle L. iii. 97 The great Armenian Convent at Venice.
B. n.
a. A native of Armenia.
b. An adherent of the Armenian Church, one of the oriental christian communities.
1598Greenwey Tacitus Ann. xiii. viii, The Armenians being doubtfull, and faithfull to neither side. 1875Scrivener Text New Test. 106 The Armenians of the orthodox faith.
c. The Indo-European language of Armenia.
1718[see Turkish n. 1]. 1817Byron Let. 2 Jan. (1846) 336/1 Padre Paschal, with some little help from me..is also proceeding in a MS. Grammar for the English acquisition of Armenian, which will be printed also. 1847E. Riggs (title) A vocabulary of words used in modern Armenian. 1910Encycl. Brit. II. 571/2 Armenian lost its genders long before the year a.d. 400. |