a. and sb. [See -AN.] A. adj. Of the country Assyria; absol. its language. B. sb. A native of Assyria.
1591. Spenser, Virg. Gnat, 98. Steeped in Assyrian dye.
1815. Byron, Heb. Mel., XXII. i. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold.
a. and sb. [See -AN.] A. adj. Of the country Assyria; absol. its language. B. sb. A native of Assyria.
1591. Spenser, Virg. Gnat, 98. Steeped in Assyrian dye.
1815. Byron, Heb. Mel., XXII. i. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold.
