figuline
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French, from Latin figulīna (“pottery”), from figulus. See figulate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
figuline (plural figulines)
- A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
- 1878, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Broken Oar:
- Whose figulines and rustic wares / Scarce find him bread from day to day.
Adjective[edit]
figuline (comparative more figuline, superlative most figuline)
- (of clay) Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
- Made of clay, as by the potter; said of vessels, ornamental figures, etc.
- figuline ware
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
figuline f (plural figulines)
Further reading[edit]
- “figuline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fi.ɡuˈliː.ne/, [fɪɡʊˈlʲiːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.ɡuˈli.ne/, [fiɡuˈliːne]
Adjective[edit]
figulīne
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