Meaning & use

tureens

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Large, deep, covered dishes used for serving soup or stew at the table.

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The hostess brought out matching tureens filled with steaming vegetable soup.

Antique silver tureens lined the shelves of the estate sale.

A note on using this word

"Tureen" comes from the French "terrine," originally referring to an earthenware serving vessel.

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