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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
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{Venetian blind}, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
other positions.
{Venetian carpet}, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
stripes.
{Venetian chalk}, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
marking on cloth, etc.
{Venetian door} (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
or panes of glass on the sides.
{Venetian glass}, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
of different colors fused together and wrought into
various ornamental patterns.
{Venetian red}, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
of iron; -- called also {scarlet ocher}.
{Venetian soap}. See {Castile soap}, under {Soap}.
{Venetian sumac} (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus
Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called {fustet};
-- also called {smoke tree}.
{Venetian window} (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
narrow window with a square head.
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