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Parian: tags: [art]

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Definition:

Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.

Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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A light, fanciful bamboo table stood in the middle of the room, where a Parian vase, wrought in the shape of a white lily, with its buds, stood, ever filled with flowers.

Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin

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A gloss shining beyond the purest brightness of Parian marble.

Henry Fielding. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)

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the ornaments on the pale Parian mantelpiece were of sparkling Bohemian glass, ruby red; and between the windows large mirrors repeated the general blending of snow and fire.

Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847)

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