Category:Venetian

Ve*ne"tian, a. Etym: [cf. It. Veneziano, l. Venetianus.]

Defn: of or pertaining to venice in italy. Venetian blind, a blind For windows, doors, etc., made of thin slats, either fixed at a Certain angle in the shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so Disposed as to overlap each other when close, and to show a series of Open spaces for the admission of air and light when in other Positions. -- venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages and Stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft; the pattern is Therefore commonly made up of simple stripes. -- venetian chalk, a white compact or steatite, used for marking on Cloth, etc. -- venetian door (arch.), a door having long, narrow windows or Panes of glass on the sides. -- venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the venetians, for Decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass of Different colors fused together and wrought into various ornamental Patterns. -- venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate of Iron; -- called also scarlet ocher. -- venetian soap. See castile soap, under soap. -- venetian sumac (bot.), a south european tree (rhus cotinus) which Yields the yellow dyewood called fustet; -- also called smoke tree. -- venetian window (arch.), a window consisting of a main window With an arched head, having on each side a long and narrow window With a square head.

Venetian Ve*ne"tian, n.

Defn: a native or inhabitant of venice.