'Majolica' definitions:

Definition of 'majolica'

(from WordNet)
noun
Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: majolica, maiolica]

Definition of 'Majolica'

From: GCIDE
  • Majolica \Ma*jol"i*ca\, n. [It.] A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. --Heyse. [1913 Webster]

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