MAJOLICA


Meaning of MAJOLICA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈjä-li-kə ]

noun

also ma·iol·i·ca -ˈyä-

Etymology: Italian maiolica, from Old Italian Maiolica, Maiorica Majorca

Date: 1851

1. : earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing ; especially : an Italian ware of this kind

2. : a 19th century earthenware modeled in naturalistic shapes and glazed in lively colors

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.