单词 | Venetian |
释义 | Venetian n. & adj. --n   1. a native or citizen of Venice in NE Italy.   2. the Italian dialect of Venice.   3. (venetian) = venetian blind. --adj of Venice. Phrases and idioms venetian blind a window-blind of adjustable horizontal slats to control the light. Venetian glass delicate glassware made at Murano near Venice. Venetian red a reddish pigment of ferric oxides. Venetian window a window with three separate openings, the central one being arched and highest. Derivatives venetianed adj. (in sense 3 of n.). Etymology: ME f. OF Venicien, assim. to med.L Venetianus f. Venetia Venice |
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