CERTOSINA Definition & Meaning

certosina

[ chur-tuh-see-nuh; Italian cher-taw-see-nah ]

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noun

a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of certosina¹

< Italian, feminine of certosino Carthusian

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The box was made of thin pieces of hard wood, inlaid alla Certosina, with lines, squares, circles, triangles, and diamonds, of bone, ivory, and wood of various kinds and colors.

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Fillet of beef, Certosina sauce.

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"Everything Mrs. Wilding mixes will be mixed admirably, as admirably, say, as that sauce which was served with the Manzo alla Certosina," Sir John replied.

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I seem to remember that every one was loud in its praises when we tasted it as an adjunct to Manzo alla Certosina.

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