Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
   {Parsee}, {Peach}, {Persic}.]
   Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
   language.

   {Persian berry}, the fruit of {Rhamnus infectorius}, a kind
      of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
      from Trebizond.

   {Persian cat}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Angora cat}, under
      {Angora}.

   {Persian columns} (Arch.), columns of which the shaft
      represents a Persian slave; -- called also {Persians}. See
      {Atlantes}.

   {Persian drill} (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a
      nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
      

   {Persian fire} (Med.), malignant pustule.

   {Persian powder}. See {Insect powder}, under {Insect}.

   {Persian red}. See {Indian red}
   (a), under {Indian}.

   {Persian wheel}, a noria; a tympanum. See {Noria}.

Avignon berry \A`vignon" ber"ry\ (Bot.)
   The fruit of the {Rhamnus infectorius}, eand of other species
   of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in
   France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow.
   Called also {French berry}.