terra sigillata

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin terra sigillāta (literally “sealed, stamped earth”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɛɹə ˌsɪdʒɪˈleɪtə/, /ˌtɛɹə ˌsɪdʒɪˈlɑːtə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɛɹə ˌsɪdʒəˈleɪtə/ Rhymes: -eɪtə, -ɑːtə === Noun === terra sigillata (uncountable) A type of astringent earth or clay originally from the Greek islands, formerly used as a medicine and antidote. (archaeology) A type of fine, red Roman pottery made from the first to the third centuries AD in Gaul. Hyponym: Samian ware (pottery) A type of fine clay slip produced by mixing clay-water mixture with deflocculant and decanting the resulting water. === References === Medicinal clay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin terra sigillāta (literally “sealed, stamped earth”). === Noun === terra sigillata f (plural terre sigillate) (usually uncountable, archaeology) terra sigillata (type of fine, red Roman pottery) Synonym: ceramica sigillata