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Definition of Terra di Sienna

Terra di Sienna
Terra Ter"ra, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.] The earth; earth. Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like. Terr[ae] filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. Terra firma [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to water. Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian. Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

Meaning of Terra di Sienna from wikipedia

- Sienna (from Italian: terra di Siena, meaning "Earth of Siena") is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and manganese oxide. In its natural state, it...
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- contained manganese, making it a darker reddish brown called terra di siena, or sienna earth. The 15th-century painter Cennino Cennini described the...
- fue a los cielos' se impuso en premios Pedro Sienna 2011" ['Violeta Went to Heaven' Wins at 2011 Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago...
- Eisenbichler, Konrad (2004). The Cultural World of Eleonora di Toledo: Duchess of Florence and Sienna. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. p. 9. Landini, pp. 70–74...
- had a variety of names; it was sometimes called Venetian red, or Terra di Siena (Sienna earth), or Ocra rosso (red ochre). The colour shown in the box above...
- Italy to resolve a war in Parma, then sent by Henry II on a mission to Sienna. He did not return to Tivoli until the summer of 1555. In September 1555...
- Sepia (from Italian seppia, meaning 'cuttlefish') Sienna (from Italian terra di Siena 'soil of Siena') Terra cotta (color) Umber (from Latin umbra 'shadow'...
- 23, 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015. Regione Lombardia. "Sistema coordinato di informazione ai viaggiatori del trasporto pubblico regionale". Manuale Trasporto...
- i secoli VII e XIV' in Siena e Maremma nel Medioevo (ed. M. Ascheri), (Sienna, 2001) pp. 59–82 'Society' in The Early Middle Ages (ed. R. McKitterick)...