terra sigillata

noun

1. Arretine ware.
2. Samian ware.

noun

1. rare a reddish-brown clayey earth found on the Aegean island of Lemnos: formerly used as an astringent and in the making of earthenware pottery
2. any similar earth resembling this
3. earthenware pottery made from this or a similar earth, esp Samian ware