[ mə'jɒlɪkə , mʌɪ'ɒlɪkə ]
■ noun fine earthenware with coloured decoration on an opaque white tin glaze, originating in Italy during the Renaissance.
Origin
C16: Ital., from Maiolica 'Majorca'.
[ mə'jɒlɪkə , mʌɪ'ɒlɪkə ]
■ noun fine earthenware with coloured decoration on an opaque white tin glaze, originating in Italy during the Renaissance.
Origin
C16: Ital., from Maiolica 'Majorca'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004