Per`si*enne" (p&etilde;r`s&ibreve;*&ebreve;n"; - sh&ibreve;*&ebreve;n"; F. p&etilde;r`sy&ebreve;n"), n. [F., fem. of presien Persian.] Properly, printed calico, whether Oriental or of fanciful design with flowers, etc., in Western work. Hence, as extended in English, material of a similar character.

Per`si*enne" (p&etilde;r`s&ibreve;*&ebreve;n"; - sh&ibreve;*&ebreve;n"; F. p&etilde;r`sy&ebreve;n"), n. [F., fem. of presien Persian.] Properly, printed calico, whether Oriental or of fanciful design with flowers, etc., in Western work. Hence, as extended in English, material of a similar character.