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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAMIAN

Sa "mi *an, a. Etym: [L. Samius.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the island of Samos. Fill high the cup with Samian wine. Byreon. Samian earth, a species of clay from Samoa, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

SAMIAN

SAMIAN Sa "mi *an, n.

Defn: A native or inhabitant of Samos.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Samian

Samian |ˈseɪmɪən | ▶noun a native or inhabitant of Samos. ▶adjective relating to Samos.

Samian ware

Sa ¦mian ware ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of fine, glossy, reddish-brown pottery widely made in the Roman Empire. Also called terra sigillata.

Oxford Dictionary

Samian

Samian |ˈseɪmɪən | ▶noun a native or inhabitant of Samos. ▶adjective relating to Samos.

Samian ware

Sa ¦mian ware ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of fine, glossy, reddish-brown pottery widely made in the Roman Empire. Also called terra sigillata.