Attributive Designating a type of majolica made in Pesaro in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the potters who made it.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Owen Jones (1809–1874), architect, printer, and designer. From Pesaro, the name of a city in the Marche region on the Adriatic coast of Italy, famous for its production of majolica.