Arretine ware

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(arə tīn′, -tēn′)


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Arre•tine ware′  (arə tīn′, -tēn′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Archaeology, Antiquitya red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Tuscany from 100 b.c. to a.d. 100 and widely traded. Also called terra sigillata. 
  • Latin Arrētīnus, derivative of Arrētium (modern Arezzo), a town in Tuscany where such pottery was made; see -ine1
  • 1775–85

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