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Urfirnis

Urfirnis noun: an ancient style of Greek pottery with a glaze-like paint.

Noun

Urfirnis (uncountable)

  1. An ancient style of Greek pottery with a glaze-like paint.

Origin of Urfirnis

From German Ur (aurochs) + German Firnis (varnish).

Questions about Urfirnis

What does Urfirnis mean?
Urfirnis means an ancient style of Greek pottery with a glaze-like paint.
What part of speech is Urfirnis?
Urfirnis is a noun.

Words near Urfirnis in the dictionary

  1. urf
  2. Urfa
  3. urfa biber
  4. Urfalim
  5. Urfan
  6. Urfirnis
  7. urflies
  8. urfly
  9. urform
  10. urforms
  11. URG

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