terrine

[ tuh-reen ]

noun

1. a casserole dish made of pottery.
2. a paté or similar dish of chopped meat, game, fish, or vegetables baked in such a dish and served cold.
3. a tureen.

terrine

/ tɛˈriːn /

noun

1. an oval earthenware cooking dish with a tightly fitting lid used for pâtés, etc
2. the food cooked or served in such a dish, esp pâté
3. another word for tureen

Word History and Origins

Origin of terrine¹

From French, dating back to 1700–10; tureen

Word History and Origins

Origin of terrine¹

C18: earlier form of tureen

Example Sentences

Breakfast was just oyer, the table with its relics of fragrant bloaters and terrine of pat still stood in the patio.

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We put a terrine full of water on the ground, and looked into the water to see them.

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It is a corruption of the French terrine, an earthen vessel in which soup is served.

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Pour in boiling water to half the height of the terrine and let cook in the oven one hour and a half.

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Pour in half a cup of broth, cover, and set the terrine into an agate dish or a saucepan.

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