单词 | samian ware |
释义 | Samian warenouna red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware. Also called terra sigillata. Origin of Samian wareFirst recorded in 1835–45; after classical references to a type of pottery produced at Samos, perhaps an imitation of the red-glazed ware produced in Gaul and Italy Words nearby Samian wareSamhain, Sam Hill, Samhita, Sami, Samian, Samian ware, samiel, samisen, samite, samiti, samizdat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Samian wareSamian ware nouna fine earthenware pottery, reddish-brown or black in colour, found in large quantities on Roman sites Also called: Arretine ware the earlier pottery from which this developed, an imitation of a type of Greek pottery, made during the first century bc at Arretium Word Origin for Samian wareC19: named after the island of Samos, source of a reddish-coloured earth resembling terra sigillata, similar to the earth from which the pottery was made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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