Orvieto

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

/ ˌɔr viˈeɪ toʊ, -ˈɛt oʊ; Italian ɔrˈvyɛ tɔ /

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noun

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

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Origin of Orvieto

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby Orvieto

Orton, orts, Orumiyeh, Oruro, ORV, Orvieto, Orville, Orwell, Orwell, George, Orwellian, or what

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How to use Orvieto in a sentence

By the direct road the mountains of Orvieto and Montepulciano rise grimly to the left.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
One enters Viterbo, forty-seven kilometres from Orvieto, by the highroad to Rome.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
They were near Orvieto when the car broke down; Vincenzo was out on the road at once, but his master sat quite still.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton
The portion of the has-reliefs of Orvieto, given in the opposite plate, will show the importance of the jointing.
Val d'Arno|John Ruskin

Here are five frames, containing the best representations I can get for you of the faade of the cathedral of Orvieto.
Val d'Arno|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for Orvieto

Orvieto

/ (Italian orˈvjɛːto) /

noun

a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001)Latin name: Urbs Vetus (ˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs)

a light white wine from this region

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