Parian

See also: parian, parían, and parián

English

From Paros +‎ -ian.

Parian (countable and uncountable, plural Parians)

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Paros.
A ceramic ware, a kind of bisque porcelain, supposed to resemble the fine-textured white marble of Paros.
Synonyms: parianware, Parian marble

Parian (comparative more Parian, superlative most Parian)

Of or relating to the Greek island of Paros; (specifically), designating a type if fine white marble for which the island was renowned in antiquity. [from 17th c.]
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 13:
  The girl was without a tinge of colour, but very fair; the soft white of the Parian marble strongly contrasted with hair of the most ebon black...
Designating or resembling a type of fine white porcelain resembling Parian marble. [from 19th c.]
- 1973, Elizabeth Mavor, A Green Equinox, Virago, published 2023, page 115:
  Her eyes were wide open. There were morsels of liquid moonlight between their parian lids.