单词 | tuscan |
释义 | Tuscan[ tuhs-kuhn ] / ˈtʌs kən / adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Tuscany, its people, or their dialect. Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders: developed in Rome, it is basically a simplified Roman Doric, with unfluted columns and with no decoration other than moldings.Compare composite (def. 3), Corinthian (def. 2), Doric (def. 3), Ionic (def. 1). nounthe standard literary form of the Italian language. any Italian dialect of Tuscany. a native of Tuscany. Origin of Tuscan1350–1400; Middle English <Latin TuscānusEtruscan, equivalent to Tusc(ī) the Etruscans + -ānus-an OTHER WORDS FROM Tuscannon-Tuscan, adjective, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH TuscanTexan, Tucson, TuscanWords nearby Tuscanturtleneck, turtlet, turves, turya, Tuscaloosa, Tuscan, Tuscany, Tuscarora, tusche, Tusculan, Tusculum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for TuscanBritish Dictionary definitions for TuscanTuscan / (ˈtʌskən) / adjectiveof or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian 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 decorationSee also Ionic, composite (def. 4), Doric, Corinthian nouna native or inhabitant of Tuscany any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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