Associations to the word «Samian»

Wiktionary

SAMIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.
SAMIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Samos.
SAMIAN EARTH, noun. A kind of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
SAMIAN WARE, noun. A form of terra sigillata tableware made in ancient Gaul.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats