Veronesen.adj.
/ˌvɛrəˈneɪzi/, U.S. /ˌvɛrəˈneɪzi/ A. n.
1. The natives or inhabitants of Verona. Also as singular.
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Genowayc1400
Neapolitanc1425
Venetian1432
milliner1449
Milanese1484
Genevois1521
Genoeses1553
Pisan1559
Ferrarese1573
Florentine1591
Paduana1592
Amalfitan1600
Bergamask1602
Genovese1603
Genoan1608
Salernitan1608
Patavine1611
Vicentine1611
White Moors1617
Perugian1620
Genoesian1624
Lucchese1660
Veronese1673
Modenese1711
Pavian1712
Sienese1756
Patavinian1771
Livornese1789
Bolognese1818
Torinese1864
Assisian1870
Triestine1905
Luccan1911
Padovan1953
Cassinese1957
1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 220 The Antiquities of Verona written by Torellus Saraina a Veronese.
1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 176 The Veronese might justly erect statues to other illustrious persons.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 243/1 The revolutionists..threatened the other provinces which remained in obedience to the senate, and especially the Veronese.
1873 ‘Ouida’ Pascarèl I. 56 The Veronese used to call me L'Uccello.
1967 Guardian 10 May 7/2 A Veronese himself, Professor Forlati came to Venice in 1912.
2. The form of Italian spoken in Verona.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Romance > Italian > varieties of
courtesan1549
Roman1561
Tuscan1568
Lombard1598
Neapolitan1598
Venetian1598
Lucchese1642
Milanese1642
Piedmontese1642
Romanesco1792
Sicilian1818
Ligurian1835
Bolognese1839
Corsican1855
Florentine1855
Veronese1872
Emilian1878
Romanaccio1963
Torinese1975
1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera II. xix. 11 Some talk followed, of cold and heat, and anything else one knew the Italian for, or could understand the Veronese for (Veronese being more like Spanish than Italian).
B. adj.
Of or belonging to, made in or obtained from, Verona in the north of Italy.
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jean1495
Venetian1554
Milanese1569
Pisan1570
Neapolitan1580
Salerne1598
Florentine1603
Salernitan1621
Amalfitan1625
Paduan1633
Pavian1633
Modenese1693
Veronese1757
Sienese1814
Torinese1864
Lucchese1883
Patavine1929
1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 181 Four hundred and fifty Veronese feet.
1776 in Encycl. Brit. (1780) VI. 4124/2 The Vicentine and Veronese lavas and volcanic ashes.
1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines ix. 243 Even a wretched Veronese wine is called ‘vino santo’.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 88/1 Veronese earth or terra verde, a form of ochre.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 171/2 Many good pictures of the Veronese school.
1890 Cent. Dict. at Green Veronese green, a pigment consisting of hydrated chromium sesquioxid... Also called viridian.
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