parian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Par=i=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

parian, a. [L. Parius.].

 Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Ægean 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 in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.

parian, n. 

•  A native or inhabitant of Paros.  [1913 Webster]
•  A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

parian

Sculpture

N sculpture, insculpture, carving, statuary, high relief, low relief, bas relief, relief, relieve, bassorilievo, altorilievo, mezzorilievo, intaglio, anaglyph, medal, medallion, cameo, marble, bronze, terra cotta, papier-mache, ceramic ware, pottery, porcelain, china, earthenware, cloisonne, enamel, faience, Laocoon, satsuma, statue, cast, glyptotheca, sculptured, v, in relief, anaglyptic, ceroplastic, ceramic, parian, marble, xanthian.