Orvieto

[ awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw ]

noun

1. a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.

Orvieto

/ orˈvjɛːto /

noun

1. a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001) Latin nameUrbs Vetusˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs
2. a light white wine from this region

Word History and Origins

Origin of Orvieto¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

By the direct road the mountains of Orvieto and Montepulciano rise grimly to the left.

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One enters Viterbo, forty-seven kilometres from Orvieto, by the highroad to Rome.

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They were near Orvieto when the car broke down; Vincenzo was out on the road at once, but his master sat quite still.

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The portion of the has-reliefs of Orvieto, given in the opposite plate, will show the importance of the jointing.

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Here are five frames, containing the best representations I can get for you of the faade of the cathedral of Orvieto.

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