[too-reen, tyoo-] 
| a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods. |
tu·reen (tŏŏ-rēn', tyŏŏ-)  (click for larger image in new window) n. A broad, deep, usually covered dish used for serving foods such as soups or stews. [French terrine, from Old French, from feminine of terrin, earthen, from Vulgar Latin *terrīnus, from Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.] |
tureen
covered container, sometimes made to rest on a stand or dish, from which liquids, generally soup or sauce, are served at table. The earliest silver and pottery examples, dating from the early 18th century, were called terrines or terrenes (from Latin terra, "earth"), which suggests a pottery origin for the form. Most tureens are crafted in a bowl-like shape that has been influenced by the decorative conventions of their time, but novel pottery types, in the form of realistically modelled animals and vegetables, have also been popular
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