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Definition of Majoleca

Majolica, a kind of enamelled pottery imported into Italy from Majorca, known also as faience from its manufacture at Faenza, and applied also to vessels made of coloured clay in imitation.
- Wikipedia

Ma*jol"i*ca (?), n. [It.] A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.

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

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A fine Italian glazed earthenware, coated with opaque white enamel and ornamented with metallic colours
  • Any other kind of glazed coloured earthenware or faience
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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