a. (sb.) Also 7 Chyan. [f. L. Chī-us adj. (a. Gr. χῖος adj., f. χίος Chios) + -AN.]
Of or pertaining to the island of Chios (now Scio) in the Ægean Sea, anciently famed for its wine. Chian earth (Chia terra): an earth obtained from Chios, formerly used as an astringent and a cosmetic. Absolutely, Chian, an inhabitant of Chios; also short for Chian wine.
1631. R. H., Arraignm. Whole Creature, ix. 68. Let them have Chyan from Greece,… Vsquebath from Ireland.
1703. Rowe, Ulyss., II. i. 945. The Chian and the Lesbian Grape.
18[?]. Mrs. Browning, Wine of Cyprus, vii. Go—let others praise the Chian!
