Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - venetian

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. Phrases and idioms venetian 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. Derivatives venetianed adj. (in sense 3 of n.). Etymology: ME f. OF Venicien, assim. to med.L Venetianus f. Venetia Venice