Orvieto
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
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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.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounOne enters Viterbo, forty-seven kilometres from Orvieto, by the highroad to Rome.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounThey were near Orvieto when the car broke down; Vincenzo was out on the road at once, but his master sat quite still.
Olive in Italy | Moray DaltonThe portion of the has-reliefs of Orvieto, given in the opposite plate, will show the importance of the jointing.
Val d'Arno | John RuskinHere 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
/ (Italian orˈvjɛːto) /
a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001): Latin name: Urbs Vetus (ˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs)
a light white wine from this region
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