ma·jol·i·ca (m -j l  -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. [Italian maiolica, from Medieval Latin M  i lica, Majorca (where it was made), alteration of Late Latin Mirica.] |
majolica or maiolica
Noun
a type of porous pottery glazed with bright metallic oxides. It was extensively made in Renaissance Italy [Italian, from Late Latin Majorica Majorca]
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| Noun | 1. |  majolica - highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxideearthenware - ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat |
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