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.
Phrases and idioms:
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.
Derivatives:
venetianed adj. (in sense 3 of n.).
Etymology: ME f. OF Venicien, assim. to med.L Venetianus f. Venetia Venice