Phrase guide
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noun
A type of astringent earth or clay originally from the Greek islands, formerly used as a medicine and antidote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A type of fine, red Roman pottery made from the first to the third centuries AD in Gaul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A type of fine clay slip produced by mixing clay-water mixture with deflocculant and decanting the resulting water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: pottery
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noun
earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Samian ware
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: earthenware
History
From Medieval Latin terra sigillāta (literally “sealed, stamped earth”).
