majolica

[ muh-jol-i-kuh, muh-yol- ]

/ məˈdʒɒl ɪ kə, məˈyɒl- /

noun

Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.

any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide.

Also maiolica.

Origin of majolica

1545–55; ear-lier maiolica<Italian <Medieval Latin, variant of Late Latin MājoricaMajorca, where it was made

Words nearby majolica

majestic, majesty, Maj. Gen., majlis, Majocchi's disease, majolica, major, major agglutinin, major axis, Major Barbara, Majorca

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Example sentences from the Web for majolica

First Room contains a collection of majolica from the Cini family.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
Its border design seems to be a degenerate form of a beetle-like device found on Portuguese majolica of the period.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century|C. Malcolm Watkins
No leader arose to open its eyes to the true value of a complete collection of majolica and mediæval jewelry.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.|Various
"He was the young buck who brought the majolica out of Italy," I supplemented.
A Passionate Pilgrim|Henry James

Scaliger says distinctly that the Italian pottery derived its name of majolica from Majorca, where the pottery was most excellent.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for majolica

majolica

maiolica

/ (məˈdʒɒlɪkə, məˈjɒl-) /

noun

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

Word Origin for majolica

C16: from Italian, from Late Latin Mājorica Majorca

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单词	majolica
释义	majolica [ muh-jol-i-kuh, muh-yol- ] / məˈdʒɒl ɪ kə, məˈyɒl- / noun Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated. any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide. Also maiolica. Origin of majolica 1545–55; ear-lier maiolica<Italian <Medieval Latin, variant of Late Latin MājoricaMajorca, where it was made Words nearby majolica majestic, majesty, Maj. Gen., majlis, Majocchi's disease, majolica, major, major agglutinin, major axis, Major Barbara, Majorca Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for majolica First Room contains a collection of majolica from the Cini family. Rambles in Rome\|S. Russell Forbes Its border design seems to be a degenerate form of a beetle-like device found on Portuguese majolica of the period. North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century\|C. Malcolm Watkins No leader arose to open its eyes to the true value of a complete collection of majolica and mediæval jewelry. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.\|Various "He was the young buck who brought the majolica out of Italy," I supplemented. A Passionate Pilgrim\|Henry James Scaliger says distinctly that the Italian pottery derived its name of majolica from Majorca, where the pottery was most excellent. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young British Dictionary definitions for majolica majolica maiolica / (məˈdʒɒlɪkə, məˈjɒl-) / noun 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 Word Origin for majolica C16: from Italian, from Late Latin Mājorica Majorca Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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