Venetian
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- adjective
- /vəˈniːʃən/
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veneciano
- The Venetian architecture, characterized by its intricate designs and beautiful canals, attracts tourists from all over the world.
- Venetian painter
- Venetian signature
- Venetian ambassador
It was that heavy Gwapir lace, AKA Venetian lace.
- It was that heavy Gwapir lace, AKA Venetian lace.
- Tempera and Venetian Red would be a couple of those that just have the tiniest bit of a shine to them.
- And then we're going to take this beautiful, what's called Venetian Red and put this under the eye to smoke it out.
- My three favorite shades are Venetian Rose, Magic Hour, and I guess Faded Clementine.
Examples
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The printing, the binding are magnificent examples... of 17th century Venetian craftsmanship.
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In a school in Venice, I learn a lot about color, because the Venetian art is done with the light and color.
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So it is better to take home only Venetian glass?
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It's a famous Venetian Fort.
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Yeah, but even in the north, the Venetian dialect is so crazy.
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Look at these Venetian blinds.
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By the late seventeenth century, however, Venetian trade was in serious decline.
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This is Gupir lace, and it's very close to Venetian lace.
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The town of Hvar was, at that time, the main Venetian port in the Adriatic.
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According to the guidebook, Tintoretto's portrait of a Venetian woman is a glorification of wealth and station rather than a character study.
Compounds
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A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy
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A fine, beautiful glass object made in Venice, often brightly coloured and carefully shaped
- Specialized
A small shrub with feathery yellow flower plumes that look like smoke
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Etymology
Venetian comes from the name of the city Venice, which long ago had the old name Venetia after the people called the Veneti. So Venetian means 'of or from Venice', which is why we call things like glass or canals 'Venetian'.