Meaning of Talavera | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its pottery; in full, Talavera de la Reina.
2. An 1809 battle during the Peninsula War fought outside the city.
3. A kind of Spanish and Mexican majolica pottery with a milky-white glaze.
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Examples

“[He] had been a conspicuous figure at Talavera, and had contributed not a little to the peculiar terror with which his regiment of infantry was regarded by the enemy.”

“Many pieces of stanniferous faience have been found in Mexico which have come to be known as Talavera ware.”

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