figuline
English edit
Etymology edit
From French, from Latin figulīna (“pottery”), from figulus. See figulate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
Adjective edit
figuline (comparative more figuline, superlative most figuline)
French edit
Noun edit
figuline f (plural figulines)
Further reading edit
- “figuline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fi.ɡuˈliː.ne/, [fɪɡʊˈlʲiːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.ɡuˈli.ne/, [fiɡuˈliːne]
Adjective edit
figulīne