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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

Parius

Of or pertaining to

Paros

, an island in the Aegean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble;

as,

Parian

marble

Parian chronicle

a most ancient chronicle of the city of

Athens

, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.

Noun.

A native or inhabitant of Paros.

A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.

See also: parían

Parian ‎(plural Parians)

A native or inhabitant of Paros.
A ceramic ware, a kind of bisque porcelain, supposed to resemble the fine-textured white marble of Paros.

Parian ‎(comparative more Parian, superlative most Parian)