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- US Pronunciation
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- [mil-uh-fee-awr-ee, -ohr-ee]
- /ˌmɪl ə fiˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mil-uh-fee-awr-ee, -ohr-ee]
- /ˌmɪl ə fiˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i/
Definitions of millefiori word
- noun millefiori decorative glass made by fusing multicolored glass canes together, cutting them crosswise, joining them into new groups, embedding the groups in transparent glass, and blowing the resultant mass into a desired shape. 1
- noun millefiori decorative glassware in which coloured glass rods are fused and cut to create flower patterns: an ancient technique revived in Venice in the sixteenth century and in France and England in the nineteenth century 0
- noun millefiori (as modifier) 0
- noun millefiori a type of ornamental glasswork created by fusing glass rods of various colors and diameters, typically in such a way as to form a floral pattern when the bundle is cut and displayed in cross section 0
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Origin of millefiori
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Italian, equivalent to mille thousand (< Latin) + fiori, plural of fiore < Latin flōri- (stem of flōs) flower
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Parts of speech for Millefiori
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
millefiori popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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