PARIAN

parian. Parian, a. pertaining to Paros in the Egean sea

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Pa″ri‐an (?), a. [[L. Parius.]] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.