scudelle peltrine
English translation: leaf-shaped pewter plates and pewter dishes
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| 5 | leaf-shaped pewter plates and pewter dishes |
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| 4 | scodelle di peltro? |
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| 4 | Sarah |
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| 4 | Pewter bowls |
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1 hr confidence: 
scodelle di peltro? Explanation: potrebbe essere in italiano moderno - in tal caso lo tradurrei con "pewter bowls" |
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4 hrs confidence:
Sarah Explanation: I would ask the client and/or the author of the essay. I do it all the time, when there are historical arcane terms like those. The author should be able to enlighten you. If this is still about ceramics, and if indeed peltrine refers to peltro, I would say "pewter like" but again this is pure guessing and the best recourse is to go to the source. buon lavoro paola l m |
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4 hrs confidence:
leaf-shaped pewter plates and pewter dishes Explanation: I think you need to look at the initial sentence when he says "foggia a baccellature" - which means pod or bean-shaped form, which remind him of Fornarini who mentions "scudelle peltrine". I would say "scudella" reminds me of "scudo" a shield and that these may be dishes (shallow bowls), as opposed to the "piattelle" which are quite clearly flat. "peltrina" is an diminutive of peltro (I notice your man has some trouble with his feminines and masculines...) Angela Grande Sansoni, Picchi and Lateral Thinking |
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1 day 15 hrs confidence:
Pewter bowls Explanation: Il mio Zingarelli 2001 registra "scudella" come termine arcaico per "scodella", per cui "bowl" mi sembra qui il termine giusto. Quanto a "peltrine", non sono riuscita a trovarlo, ma direi che ha tutta l'aria di essere un aggettivo femminile plurale (da "peltrino") riferito a "scudelle" e non vedo perche' non potrebbe semplicemente significare "di peltro". L'italiano arcaico aveva tendenza a formare aggettivi da sostantivi in questo modo, alcuni sono ancora in esistenza: cfr. "cris(o)elefantino" (d'oro e d'avorio) o "bronzino" (prima del 1431) cioe' "bronzeo", come diremmo oggi. Questa desinenza e' caduta in disuso perche' troppo simile alla forma del diminutivo "-ino". |
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