periscian

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίσκιος (perískios, “throwing the shado all round”), from περί (perí, “around”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”); compare French périscien.

Adjective

periscian (not comparable)

1. (now rare) Having the shadow moving all around.

Noun

periscian (plural periscians)

1. One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.

References

• “periscian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• precisian