FAIENCE

faience

(noun) glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

faience (countable and uncountable, plural faiences)

A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic.

(archaeology) The beads and small ornaments of the eastern Mediterranean. (Of bronze and iron age manufacture using frit technology.)

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Fa`ï*ence", n. Etym: [F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]

Definition: Glazed earthenware; esp., that which is decorated in color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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