| Pronunciation: | | 'fIâns
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[n] glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors |
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FAIENCE is a 7 letter word that starts with F. |
| | See Also: | | earthenware |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fa`["i]*ence"\, n. [F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy,
the original place of manufacture.]
Glazed earthenware; esp., that which is decorated in color.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | glass-like material first made in predynastic Egypt; it involves coating a core material of powdered quartz with a vitreous alkaline glaze. |
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