MAJOLICA

majolica, maiolica

(noun) highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

majolica (uncountable)

Earthenware decorated with coloured lead glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.

Synonym: Palissy ware

Hyponyms: Palissy majolica, Victorian majolica, Sarreguemines majolica, 20th century majolica.

Earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze ornamented with metal oxide colour(s).

Hyponyms: Italian maiolica, Hispano-Moresque ware, talavera (Mexican), Victorian majolica, faience, Delftware, Minton majolica.

Source: Wiktionary

Ma*jol"i*ca, n. Etym: [It.]

Definition: A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.

Note: The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. Heyse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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