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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
2. 2
   a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole wordnet
3. 3
   A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.

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basintub

Example

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"A devil is a kind of small terrine."

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrine (“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”). Doublet of tureen.

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