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Webster 1913 Edition
Armenian
Ar-me′ni-an
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
Arménien
, L. Armenias
, fr. Armenia
.] Of or pertaining to Armenia.
Armenian bole
, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.
– Armenian stone
. (a)
The commercial name of lapis lazuli.
(b)
Emery.
Ar-me′ni-an
,Noun.
1.
A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
Webster 1828 Edition
Armenian
ARME'NIAN
,Noun.
Armenian bole is a species of clay from Armenia, and found in other countries. But the term, being of uncertain signification, is rejected in modern mineralogy. [See Bole.]
Armenian stone, a soft blue stone, consisting of calcarious earth or gypsum, with the oxyd of copper. It is too soft to give fire with steel, loses its color when heated, and does not admit of a polish.