Sā′mi-an1, a.
a. [Lat. Sāmĭus.] (Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to the island of Samos. Fill high the cup with Samian wine. Byron. Samian earth, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
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a. [Lat. Sāmĭus.] (Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to the island of Samos. Fill high the cup with Samian wine. Byron. Samian earth, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
n. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Samos.