Pā'ri-an1, n.
(89), n. 1. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea. 2. A fine quality of porcelain clay, used for making statuettes, and the like; — so called from its resemblance to Parian marble. Fairholt.
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Parian
Pā'ri-an2, a.
[Lat. Parius,] (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to Paros; as, Parian marble.
Parian chronicle (Antiq.), a chronicle of the city of Athens, engraven on marble in capital letters in the Isle of Paros. It contained a chronological account of events from Cecrops, 1582 years before Christ, to the archonship of Diognetus, 264 years before Christ; but the chronicle of the last 90 years is lost. This marble was procured from Asia Minor in 1627, by the Earl of Arundel, and is now deposited in the University of Oxford.