Per″sian (?), a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf. Parsee, Peach, Persic.] 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. (Zoöl.) 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.