faience

or fa·ïence

[ fahy-ahns, fey-; French fa-yahns ]

/ faɪˈɑns, feɪ-; French faˈyɑ̃s /

noun

glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.

Origin of faience

1705–15; <French, originally pottery of Faenza, city in northern Italy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faience

fiancé, fiancée, faience

Words nearby faience

Fahrenheit scale, Fa-hsien, FAI, Faial, Faidherbe, faience, fail, failed, failed star, failed state, failing

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Example sentences from the Web for faience

The latter resembles that of faience, and consists chiefly of grotesques.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
At Longwy the manufacture of faience was begun about forty years ago, when M. Huart de Northcomb was proprietor of a workshop.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
The word majolica, as now employed, has almost the same meaning as faience.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
Faience, fayence, or fayance, is a French word applied to every kind of glazed earthen-ware.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

Japan, on the contrary, owes her ceramic distinction in the main to her faience.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for faience

faïence

/ (faɪˈɑːns, feɪ-) /

noun

tin-glazed earthenware, usually that of French, German, Italian, or Scandinavian origin
(as modifier)a faïence cup

Word Origin for faïence

C18: from French, strictly: pottery from Faenza

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单词	faience
释义	faience or fa·ïence [ fahy-ahns, fey-; French fa-yahns ] / faɪˈɑns, feɪ-; French faˈyɑ̃s / noun glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs. Origin of faience 1705–15; <French, originally pottery of Faenza, city in northern Italy WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faience fiancé, fiancée, faience Words nearby faience Fahrenheit scale, Fa-hsien, FAI, Faial, Faidherbe, faience, fail, failed, failed star, failed state, failing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faience The latter resembles that of faience, and consists chiefly of grotesques. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young At Longwy the manufacture of faience was begun about forty years ago, when M. Huart de Northcomb was proprietor of a workshop. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young The word majolica, as now employed, has almost the same meaning as faience. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young Faience, fayence, or fayance, is a French word applied to every kind of glazed earthen-ware. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young Japan, on the contrary, owes her ceramic distinction in the main to her faience. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for faience faïence / (faɪˈɑːns, feɪ-) / noun tin-glazed earthenware, usually that of French, German, Italian, or Scandinavian origin (as modifier)a faïence cup Word Origin for faïence C18: from French, strictly: pottery from Faenza 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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