Fill high the cup with Samian wine. --Byron.
[1913 Webster]
{Samian earth}, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Samian earth — noun An argillaceous astringent soil • • • Main Entry: ↑Samian … Useful english dictionary
Samian — Sa mi*an, a. [L. Samius.] Of or pertaining to the island of Samos. [1913 Webster] Fill high the cup with Samian wine. Byron. [1913 Webster] {Samian earth}, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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