EGYPTIAN
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E*gyp"tian (?), a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. égyptien. Cf. Gypsy.] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean, 1. -- Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross. -- Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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E*gyp"tian, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.
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2. A gypsy. [Obs.] Shak.
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