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: a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
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The centerpiece is a tureen of the thick bean soup bissara, a regional breakfast staple that’s drizzled with local olive oil.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
Parsons is also grateful to have found an ironstone soup tureen when cleaning out her late grandmother’s attic.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 July 2024
Their line, Gohar (Old) World, sells vintage pieces like butter curlers, tureens, and egg cups, which Gohar likes to mix in with more modern designs.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2024
Rather than having servants deliver one course at a time, the long dining tables were set with piles of food in elaborate chaffing dishes, tureens and trays so that guests were encouraged to graze their way through the bounteous offerings.
—Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
Parsons is also grateful to have found an ironstone soup tureen when cleaning out her late grandmother’s attic.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 July 2024
Their line, Gohar (Old) World, sells vintage pieces like butter curlers, tureens, and egg cups, which Gohar likes to mix in with more modern designs.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2024
Rather than having servants deliver one course at a time, the long dining tables were set with piles of food in elaborate chaffing dishes, tureens and trays so that guests were encouraged to graze their way through the bounteous offerings.
—Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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tureen
noun
tu·reen
tə-ˈrēn 
tyu̇-
: a deep bowl from which food (as soup) is served
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