Abruzzi ware

noun

Abruz·​zi ware

äˈbrütsē,

əˈb-

: an ornate Italian pottery chiefly of the 15th century

Word History

Etymology

from Abruzzi (now Abruzzo), region of south-central Italy where it was made

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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