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SAMIAN WARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Samian ware mean?
• SAMIAN WARE (noun)
The noun SAMIAN WARE has 1 sense:
1. earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos
Familiarity information: SAMIAN WARE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Samian ware; terra sigillata
Hypernyms ("Samian ware" is a kind of...):
earthenware (ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat)
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