Orvieto

[ awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw ]

noun
  1. a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.

Origin of Orvieto

1
First recorded in 1665–75

Words Nearby Orvieto

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How to use Orvieto in a sentence

  • By the direct road the mountains of Orvieto and Montepulciano rise grimly to the left.

  • One enters Viterbo, forty-seven kilometres from Orvieto, by the highroad to Rome.

  • They were near Orvieto when the car broke down; Vincenzo was out on the road at once, but his master sat quite still.

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  • The portion of the has-reliefs of Orvieto, given in the opposite plate, will show the importance of the jointing.

    Val d'Arno | John Ruskin
  • Here are five frames, containing the best representations I can get for you of the faade of the cathedral of Orvieto.

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British Dictionary definitions for Orvieto

Orvieto

/ (Italian orˈvjɛːto) /


noun
  1. a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001): Latin name: Urbs Vetus (ˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs)

  2. a light white wine from this region

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