Alpian

English

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs (“Alps”) +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Alpian (comparative more Alpian, superlative most Alpian)

1. (now rare) Alpine. [from 17th c.]
   • 1789, Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies, London: H. Ranger, page 42:

     [H]er thighs are of the most tempting softness and white as Alpian snow, and a leg and foot that bears an exact proportion to the rest of her make.

Anagrams

• painal, anipal