of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian
2.
of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decoration
See also Ionic, composite (sense 4), Doric, Corinthian
noun
3.
a native or inhabitant of Tuscany
4.
any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian
Tuscan in American English
(ˈtʌskən)
adjective
1.
of Tuscany or its people, language, or culture
2.
designating or of a classical (Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by its smooth columns with a ringlike capital and no decoration
noun
3.
a person born or living in Tuscany
4.
the variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, accepted as standard literary Italian
Word origin
ME < L Tuscanus < Tuscus, an Etruscan
Examples of 'Tuscan' in a sentence
Tuscan
I saw us clambering up a Tuscan hillside, a sea of wild flowers at our feet.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
His violent sickness after... The ghosts of his non-existent Tuscan parents beckoned him -- in the light of the Contessa's remarks.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION
Georgian, Tudor, Tuscan, Roman, Frank Lloyd Wrightish, postmodern glass and concrete.