Memphian
English
Adjective
Memphian (comparative more Memphian, superlative most Memphian)
- Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.
- Memphian darkness
- John Milton
- Nor is Osiris seen
In Memphian grove or green,
Trampling the unshowered grass with lowings loud.
- Nor is Osiris seen
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Memphian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)