- parian
- noun Etymology: Parian, adjective; from its suitability for making statuettes Date: 1850 a porcelain composed essentially of kaolin and feldspar and usually used unglazed in ornamental articles
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Parián — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Parían es una voz de origen tagalo (filipino), que significa mercado. En México durante el siglo XVIII y XIX se construye este tipo de equipamiento en en diversas ciudades. Su importancia radica en el tipo de… … Wikipedia Español
parian — [ parjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1868; mot angl. « de Paros » ♦ Techn. Porcelaine à grain fin, de teinte jaunâtre, dont l aspect rappelle le marbre (de Paros). ⇒PARIAN, subst. masc. Porcelaine à grain fin imitant le marbre de Paros. Il y avait à l Exposition… … Encyclopédie Universelle
parian — parián s. n. (sil. ri an) Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic PARIÁN s.n. Porţelan moale nesmălţuit care imită marmura de Paros, folosit ca material în lucrările de sculptură. [pron. ri an. / < fr. parian]. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Parian — Pa ri*an, a. [L. Parius.] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the [AE]gean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. [1913 Webster] {Parian chronicle}, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parian — may mean *Pertaining to Paros, the Greek island * Parian marble, used for sculpture *Parian Ware, an inexpensive substitute for marble and fashionable in Victorian England … Wikipedia
Parian — [per′ē ən, par′ē ən] adj. 1. of Paros 2. a) designating a fine, white marble found in Paros b) like this marble 3. designating a fine, white porcelain (Parian ware) that resembles Parian marble n. a person born or living in Paros … English World dictionary
parián — parián. (Del tagalo parian, mercado chino). m. Méx. mercado (ǁ sitio público). * * * ► masculino Porcelana que imita el mármol de Paros … Enciclopedia Universal
parián — (Del tagalo parian, mercado chino). m. Méx. mercado (ǁ sitio público) … Diccionario de la lengua española
Parian — Pa ri*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Paros. [1913 Webster] 2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parĭan — (Parianmasse, Elfenbein , parisches Porzellan), den gelbweißen Ton des parischen Marmors nachahmendes, unglasiertes, englisches Porzellan, wird besonders zu Figuren benutzt. Es wurde zuerst 1848 von Copeland und Söhnen und von Minton in Stoke… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Parian — Parian, s.v.w. Elfenbeinporzellan (s.d.) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
