Venetian
a native or inhabitant of Venice.
(lowercase) venetian blind.
venetians, a tape or braid for supporting the slats of a venetian blind.
Also called Venetian cloth .Textiles.
a wool or worsted fabric made in satin or twill weave and sometimes napped, used in the manufacture of lightweight coats, suits, skirts, and dresses.
a cotton fabric constructed in satin or twill weave, used chiefly for linings.
Origin of Venetian
1Other words from Venetian
- non-Ve·ne·tian, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Venetian
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How to use Venetian in a sentence
The Venetian police force is headquartered in the former convent, Santa Zaccaria, another site that has seen more exciting days.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the story goes, many Venetian nuns were noble women forced into the convent to save their families from bankruptcy.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the call came, Muddy was out on the truck—he had a job delivering Venetian blinds.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPage Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.
Venice Wedding Bells for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe windows on the first three floors are covered by closed Venetian blinds, but the windows on the other floors are bare.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns | Jimmy Breslin | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He proceeded straight to Venice, and it may as well be acknowledged at once, Venetian art left him cold, if not indifferent.
Bastien Lepage | Fr. CrastreIt is probable, and it suffices; and stories about this dry sea may easily have been spread by Venetian sailors.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerFrom the pommel of his saddle hung a Venetian casque, which he had doffed for a turban, a more comfortable head-gear on the route.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueBut Lombardy and the Venetian territory would together with Piedmont form too large, too threatening a state.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingThe third inscription deals again with a defeat of the Venetian fleet, by Luciano Doria in 1379.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward Hutton
British Dictionary definitions for Venetian
/ (vɪˈniːʃən) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of Venice or its inhabitants
a native or inhabitant of Venice
See Venetian blind
(sometimes not capital) one of the tapes that join the slats of a Venetian blind
a cotton or woollen cloth used for linings
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