vɪˈni:ʃən n. & adj. --n. 1 a
native or
citizen of Venice in NE Italy. 2
the Italian dialect of Venice. 3 (venetian) = venetian
blind. --adj. of Venice. øvenetian blind a window-blind of adjustable
horizontal slats to
control the
light. Venetian
glass delicate glassware made at Murano
near Venice. Venetian
red a reddish
pigment of
ferric oxides. Venetian
window a window
with three separate openings, the
central one being arched
and highest. øøvenetianed adj. (in
sense 3 of n.). [ME f. OF Venicien, assim. to med.L Venetianus f. Venetia Venice]