fictile, moldable, plastic
(adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); “plastic substances such as wax or clay”
fictile, pliable
(adjective) susceptible to being led or directed; “fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”
fictile
(adjective) of or relating to the craft of pottery; “the fictile art”; “fictile ware”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fictile (comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)
Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
(of an art work or artifact) Molded of clay or earth
(pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
(figuratively) Capable of being led or directed
• pliable; see also moldable
Source: Wiktionary
Fic"tile, a. Etym: [L. fictilis. See Fiction.]
Definition: Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. C. Wordsworth. Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort.
– Fic"tile*ness, n.
– Fic*til"i*ty, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
