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majolica

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CIDE DICTIONARY

majolican. [It.].
     A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.  [1913 Webster]
    " The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture."  Heyse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

majolica, n. (also maiolica)
1 a 19th-c. trade name for earthenware with coloured decoration on an opaque white glaze.
2 = MAIOLICA.

Etymology
alt. f. MAIOLICA

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