Per·sian a. Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language.
Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond.
Persian cat. Zool. Same as Angora cat, under Angora.
Persian columns Arch., columns of which the shaft represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See Atlantes.
Persian drill Mech., a drill which is turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
Persian fire Med., malignant pustule.
Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect.
Persian red. See Indian red (a), under Indian.
Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.