figuline

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin figulīna (“pottery”), from figulus. See figulate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɡjʊlaɪn/, /ˈfɪɡəlaɪn/, /ˈfɪɡjʊlɪn/, /ˈfɪɡəlɪn/

Noun

figuline (plural figulines)

1. 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

figuline (comparative more figuline, superlative most figuline)

1. (of clay) Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
2. Made of clay, as by the potter; said of vessels, ornamental figures, etc.

   figuline ware

French

Noun

figuline f (plural figulines)

1. figuline

Further reading

• “figuline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡuˈliː.ne/, [fɪɡʊˈlʲiːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡuˈli.ne/, [fiɡuˈliːne]

Adjective

figulīne

1. vocative masculine singular of figulīnus