Chinian
Chinese.
Adjective
- Chinese.
- There is also great store of siluer, whereof (that I may omit other arguments) it is no small demonstration, that euery yeere there are brought into the citie commonly called Cantam by the Portugal marchants to buie...
Synonyms: Chinish
Origin
From China + -ian. Superseded by Chinese.
Noun
- Chinese.
- Neither are these golden loaues onely bought by the Portugals, but also great plentie of gold-twine and leaues of gold : for the Chinians can very cunningly beate extenuate gold into plates and leaues. - 1589–1600,...