Home › Words › U › urfirnisurfirnisurfirnis means an ancient style of Greek pottery with a glaze-like paint.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, urfirnis ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom German Ur (aurochs) + German Firnis (varnish).nounAn ancient style of Greek pottery with a glaze-like paint.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.greyware 60% match — A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. vs urfirnis →fritware 58% match — Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature. vs urfirnis →brownware 57% match — Pottery with a brown glaze. vs urfirnis →auriphrygiate 55% match — Embroidered or decorated with gold. vs urfirnis →bucchero 55% match — A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery. vs urfirnis →underglaze 55% match — A decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing. vs urfirnis →overglaze 54% match — The outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery vs urfirnis →murrhine 53% match — Made of murra; applied to certain valuable vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups. vs urfirnis →