Majolica

Word MAJOLICA
Character 8
Hyphenation ma jol i ca
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Majolica"

What do we mean by majolica?

Tin-glazed earthenware that is often richly colored and decorated, especially an earthenware of this type produced in Italy. noun

Pottery made in imitation of this earthenware. noun

Decorative enameled pottery, especially that of Italy from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. noun

As applied to modern pottery, a kind of ware which in effects of color partly imitates the pottery above defined, especially in large pieces used for architectural decoration, garden-seats, vases, etc. noun

A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. noun

A fine Italian glazed earthenware, coated with opaque white enamel and ornamented with metallic colours noun

Any other kind of glazed coloured earthenware or faience noun

Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide noun

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The word "majolica" in example sentences

She knew it well – the smell shops, the black marks of snow on the plaster ornaments of the front entrances, the plants in majolica pots or coloured tissue paper in the windows, the fashion-plates against the panes at the dressmaker's, and the narrow gateway leading to dark back-yards, where small heaps of dirty snow made the air still more raw. ❋ Unknown (1921)

Valencian Moors called majolica by foreigners because of its Majorcan origin. ❋ Vicente Blasco Ib����ez (1897)

Gubbio, where the peculiar kind of majolica above noted was made, is a small town once in the territory of the dukes of Urbino; and in the sixteenth century it became famous for its pottery. ❋ Various (N/A)

We took a little trip to Santa Rosa to buy some majolica pottery. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As they "scream/across cut glass and majolica" Rich compares them to "Furies cornered from their prey." ❋ Rus Bowden (2009)

It was nicknamed the "Chateau de Faïence" because all of the exterior walls were covered with majolica and high relief. ❋ Julianne Douglas (2009)

After feasting on Goya portraits, intricate lace and lustrous majolica, be sure to check out the National Academy of Arts and Letters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The Dowry of Beatrice — The Art of Italian Majolica and the Court of King Matthias Corvinus" spotlights the art of majolica, a genre of Italian ceramic arts in the period of King Matthias (1458-1490) and his successors. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I am a connoisseur of congressional hearings and my hobby of collecting TV hearings tapes is no more injurious than collecting majolica or baseball cards. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You should know that watching Congressional hearings is one of my hobbies, along with collecting majolica and watching Pittsburgh Pirates losing ballgames. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He made a thorough study of the original majolica of Mexico and combined it with his knowledge of the old Spanish wares. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The loveliest feature of the shop was near the ceiling where a miniature gallery ran around the entire room with a tiny wooden balustrade on one side and more majolica jars in cases on the wall. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Noone had scribbled on these walls because they are full of 17th and 18th century majolica jars containing ingredients which are never used by all appearances. ❋ Unknown (2007)

There is a collection of majolica pottery, a huge flat-screen TV, and everywhere you look, there are books — lining the shelves in her bedroom and study. ❋ Robinson, Lisa (2007)

On either side of the doorway at the back a whatnot with terra-cotta and majolica ornaments. — ❋ Unknown (2006)

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