Lēm'ni-an, a.

a. [Lat. Lemnius, from Lemnus, Gr. Λῆμνος.] (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the isle of Lemnos.

Lemnian earth, or sphragide, an aluminous earth of a grayish-yellow color. It was formerly made into cakes, stamped with a seal, and sold as medicine, having astringent properties.—Lemnian reddle, a reddle of firm consistence and deep-red color, dug in Lemnos, not formed into cakes, but sold in the rough state, used by artificers in coloring.