| Italian | n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Italy. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Italian | a. [ Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf. Italic. ] Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language. [ 1913 Webster ] Italian cloth a light material of cotton and worsted; -- called also farmer's satin. -- Italian iron, a heater for fluting frills. -- Italian juice, Calabrian liquorice. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Italianate | v. t. [ Cf. It. italianare. ] To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. [ R. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Italianate | a. Italianized; Italianated. “Apish, childish, and Italianate.” Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Italianism | n. 1. A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Italianize | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Italianized p. pr. & vb. n. Italianizing ] [ Cf. F. italianiser, It. italianizzare. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. “An Englishman Italianized.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] |