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figuline

British  
/ ˈfɪɡjʊˌlaɪn /

adjective

  1. of or resembling clay

"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

noun

  1. an article made of clay

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Etymology

Origin of figuline

C17: from Latin figulīnus of a potter, from figulus a potter, from fingere to mould

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Figuline, fig′ū-lin, adj. such as is made by the potter, fictile.—n. an earthen vessel:—pl. pottery.

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