majolica

ma·jol·i·ca  (m-jl-k, -yl-)

n.

1. Tin-glazed earthenware that is often richly colored and decorated, especially an earthenware of this type produced in Italy.

2. Pottery made in imitation of this earthenware.

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[Italian maiolica, from Medieval Latin Milica, Majorca (where it was made), alteration of Late Latin Mirica.]

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majolica [məˈdʒɒlɪkə məˈjɒl-], maiolica

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a type of porous pottery glazed with bright metallic oxides that was originally imported into Italy via Majorca and was extensively made in Italy during the Renaissance

[from Italian, from Late Latin Mājorica Majorca]

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Noun

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majolica - highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide maiolica earthenware - ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat