ZANTE
Zan"te, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Zantewood.
ZANTE CURRANT
Zan"te cur"rant.
Defn: A kind of seedless grape or raisin; — so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.
ZANTEWOOD Zan"te*wood`, n. (Bot.) (a) A yellow dyewood; fustet; — called also zante, and zante fustic. See Fustet, and the Note under Fustic. (b) Satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia).
ZANTIOT
Zan"ti*ot, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.
ZANY
Za"ny, n.; pl. Zanies. Etym: [It. zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew,
orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr.
Yokhanan, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the
Italian. Cf. Jenneting.]
Defn: A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy debtor, thy
foil, thy zany. Donne.
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. Pope.
ZANY
Za"ny, v. t.