[ fʌɪ'ɒ~s , feɪ- , -'α:ns \]
■ noun glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware.
Origin
C17 (orig. denoting pottery made at Faenza): from Fr. faïence , from Faïence , the Fr. name for Faenza , a city in Italy.