\Ve*ne"tian\, n.
1. pl. Galligaskins. [Obs.]
2. A Venetian blind. [Colloq.]

\Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
{Venetian blind}, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
   thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
   shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
   to overlap each other when close, and to show a series of
   open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
   other positions.
{Venetian carpet}, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
   and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
   the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
   stripes.
{Venetian chalk}, a white compact or steatite, used for
   marking on cloth, etc.
{Venetian door} (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
   or panes of glass on the sides.
{Venetian glass}, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
   decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
   of different colors fused together and wrought into
   various ornamental patterns.
{Venetian red}, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
   of iron; -- called also {scarlet ocher}.
{Venetian soap}. See {Castile soap}, under {Soap}.
{Venetian sumac} (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus
   Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
   -- also called {smoke tree}.
{Venetian window} (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
   window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
   narrow window with a square head.

\Ve*ne"tian\, n.
A native or inhabitant of Venice.