terrine
Americannoun
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a casserole dish made of pottery.
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a paté or similar dish of chopped meat, game, fish, or vegetables baked in such a dish and served cold.
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a tureen.
noun
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an oval earthenware cooking dish with a tightly fitting lid used for pâtés, etc
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the food cooked or served in such a dish, esp pâté
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another word for tureen
Etymology
Origin of terrine
From French, dating back to 1700–10; tureen
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