'Fictile ware' definitions:

Definition of 'Fictile ware'

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  • Fictile \Fic"tile\, a. [L. fictilis. See Fiction.] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [1913 Webster]
  • Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. --C. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. -- {Fic"tile*ness}, n. -- {Fic*til"i*ty}, n. [1913 Webster]