Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

murrina

English translation:

murrina

Added to glossary by Maria Burnett
Feb 5, 2016 15:07
8 yrs ago
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Italian term

murrina

Italian to English Art/Literary Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) Murano art
I know it refers to Murano glass. Should I leave like that? or is there a translation?

Discussion

Neptunia Feb 5, 2016:
I think you might find the Corning Museum Glass Dictionary very useful. They are quite an authoritative source for technical details. Murrina: "These terms are used inconsistently, especially in the context of contemporary glass. When used as a noun, murrina usually refers to a multicolored element embedded in an object, whereas murrine most often refers to slices of a complex cane."
http://www.cmog.org/research/glass-dictionary
Lara Barnett Feb 5, 2016:
Context Stefano could be right, but in this case I would use a gloss. However, I don't think we should assume anything till more context is posted.
Lisa Jane Feb 5, 2016:
really need the whole sentance in this case! I would be inclined to agree with Stefano but the context is needed
Marco Solinas Feb 5, 2016:
To: Asker Could you post the entire sentence? Probably, it should be translated as "Murano" (as an adjective), but it depends on the entire context.

Proposed translations

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murrina

Do not translate it.
But , depending from the context, you may want to use the plural
murrine
(I say this because the Wikipedia voice is for the plural, as if MURRINE were more commonly used as a general term).
You can also choose to put in quotation marks, followed by a very short explanation in parenthesis.
Peer comment(s):

agree dandamesh
58 mins
Grazie mille !
agree Lisa Jane : yes-and here's a nice link to back it up http://twistedsifter.com/2014/06/this-is-murrine-its-made-of...
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Thank you very much !
agree Helen Pringle
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Thank you very much !
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19 mins

Murano glass necklace plate

be daring!

this or something similar.

and..... it's not the Murano glass in general (they also make animals, vases etc) but only the necklace little plate.

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Note added at 19 mins (2016-02-05 15:27:26 GMT)
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or Venetian, if you so prefer
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17 hrs

(murrina) millefiore

if it is a pendant, it is very often referred as 'millefiore' (uncountable)
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