Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Etruscan
Etruscan, proper adj. [L. etrusc-us + an < unknown origin.]
Classical; ancient; prehistoric; pertaining to Etruria (now Tuscany); of the early southern European civilization that influenced Roman culture; concerning the newly discovered, untranslatable extinct language of Italy; [fig.] white-on-blue filigree pottery style; [see ED letters.]
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