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tureen
[ too-reen, tyoo- ]
noun
- a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
tureen
/ təˈriːn /
noun
- a large deep usually rounded dish with a cover, used for serving soups, stews, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tureen1
C18: from French terrine earthenware vessel, from terrin made of earthenware, from Vulgar Latin terrīnus (unattested) earthen, from Latin terra earth
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Example Sentences
When done, dish up with clear gravy, and hand bread sauce in a tureen with it.
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The smash of the soup-tureen, and swift descent of the kitchen-maid and soup-ladle down the stairs to the lower regions.
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Just a comfortable tureen of soup, with a pint of punch, and nothing solid to follow, but a tender juicy steak.
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He feelingly repeated after me, "A tureen of turtle, and a tender juicy steak."
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The servants did in fact find the tureen, which they soon returned to its place, holding their noses.
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