figuline

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/ˈfɪɡjʊlaɪn//ˈfɪɡəlaɪn//ˈfɪɡjʊlɪn//ˈfɪɡəlɪn/

noun

A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.

“figuline ware”

OriginLatin figulīna →
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Meanings

nounfiguline (plural figulines)

plural figulines

  1. A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.

    Whose figulines and rustic wares / Scarce find him bread from day to day.

    1878, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Broken Oar
adjectivefiguline (comparative more figuline, superlative most figuline)

comparative more figuline · superlative most figuline

  1. Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
  2. Made of clay, as by the potter; said of vessels, ornamental figures, etc.

    figuline ware

Origin

  1. Latinfigulīna“pottery”
  2. Englishfiguline

From French, from Latin figulīna (“pottery”), from figulus. See figulate.

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APA

figuline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuline

MLA

“figuline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figuline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuline.

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