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Word: Faience
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century (originally denoting pottery made at Faenza): from French faïence, from Faïence, the French name for Faenza
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fʌɪˈɑːns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fʌɪˈɒ̃s
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
feɪˈɑːns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
feɪˈɒ̃s
Dialects: British English
Definition:
glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware and maiolica
Short Definition:glazed ceramic ware
Examples:- faience figurines
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