n. & adj.
n. 1 a native or citizen of Venice in NE Italy. 2 the Italian dialect of Venice. 3 (venetian) = venetian blind.
adj. of Venice. venetian blind a window-blind of adjustable horizontal slats to control the light. Venetian glass delicate glassware made at Murano near Venice. Venetian red a reddish pigment of ferric oxides. Venetian window a window with three separate openings, the central one being arched and highest. venetianed adj. (in sense 3 of n.).
[ ME f. OF Venicien, assim. to med.L Venetianus f. Venetia Venice ]