n. [ Skr. ārya excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran, and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia. ]
a. Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic;
v. t. To make Aryan (a language, or in language). K. Johnston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
‖n. [ NL. Named after
a. Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. (Mining) See Prian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Wariangle. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]