Tuscan

Tuscan
['tʌsk(ə)n]
adjective
1》 relating to the Italian region of Tuscany, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Italian spoken there.
2》 relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture resembling the Doric but lacking all ornamentation.
noun
1》 a native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
2》 the Tuscan dialect.
3》 the Tuscan order of architecture.
Origin
ME (denoting an Etruscan): via Fr. from L. Tuscanus, from Tuscus 'an Etruscan'.

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