figuline
English
Etymology
From French, from Latin figulīna (“pottery”), from figulus. See figulate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡjʊlaɪn/, /ˈfɪɡəlaɪn/, /ˈfɪɡjʊlɪn/, /ˈfɪɡəlɪn/
Noun
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.
- 1878, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Broken Oar
Adjective
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
Noun
figuline f (plural figulines)
- figuline
Further reading
- “figuline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.