Definition of "terrine" [ter•rine]

• An earthenware container for cooking and serving food. (noun)
• Any of various dishes prepared or cooked in a terrine. (noun)

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• "A fancy terrine is not required-you can use a pyrex loaf pan, covered with foil, instead."
• "Following years of idle knick-knackhood, the terrine is beginning its useful life."
• "Every day a different pâté or terrine is offered, and the peppery duck pâté I tasted was a tour de force."