VESUVIAN


Meaning of VESUVIAN in English

/veuh sooh"vee euhn/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic.

n.

2. ( l.c. ) a type of match formerly used for lighting cigars; fusee.

[ 1665-75; VESUVI(US) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .