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‖ ˈTerra Siˈenna
Also Terra di (de) Sienna.
[ad. It. terra di Siena, in F. terre de Sienne, lit. ‘earth of Sienna’.]
= siena. Also attrib.
1760Shenstone Wks. & Lett. (1777) III. 309 A terra-sienna or very rich reddish brown. 1794A. Thomas Newfoundland Jrnl. (1968) ii. 29 The shores of the Scilly Islands abound with rare and very curious Shells. Some are highly polish'd, of the colour of Terra de Sina [sic].., others are striped. a1817T. Dwight Trav. New Eng. (1821) I. 35 A beautiful yellow earth..which yields a handsomer colour than the Terra de Sienna. It is called Terra Columbiana. 1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 413 Terra di Sienna is a native ochre, and is brought from Italy, where it is generally found. 1844J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & W. xxviii, That light terra sienna tint which may be seen in many of our cathedrals. 1869Bradshaw's Railway Manual XXI. 460/3 (Advt.), Browns. Vandyke Brown..Terra de Sienna. 1885Encycl. Brit. XIX. 87/1 The well-known ochre Terra da Sienna which in its raw state is a dull-coloured ochre, becomes when burnt a fine warm mahogany brown hue highly valued for artistic purposes. |