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View synonyms for Orvieto
Orvieto
[ awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw ]
noun
- a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
Orvieto
/ orˈvjɛːto /
noun
- a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001) Latin nameUrbs Vetusˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs
- a light white wine from this region
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Orvieto1
First recorded in 1665–75
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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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