Talavera

[ tah-lah-vair-uh, tal-uh- ]

/ ˌtɑ lɑˈvɛər ə, ˌtæl ə- /

a type of Mexican earthenware characterized by colorful, detailed patterns and a milky glaze.

Origin of Talavera

named after Talavera de la Reina, the Spanish village famed for this pottery

Every hard-fought engagement of the Spanish war was thought of and talked over; from Talavera to Toulouse, all was remembered.

Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) |Charles Lever
Those were pleasant evenings at Duncan Lodge and Talavera, with no lack of company at either place.

The Home Life of Poe |Susan Archer Weiss
Ojeda with Talavera and his comrades were sent back to Santo Domingo.

South American Fights and Fighters |Cyrus Townsend Brady
This extraordinary cavalry petrified Clinton, who had seen Talavera and Badajoz.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

At Talavera the English and French troops for a moment suspended their conflict, to drink of a stream which flowed between them.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay