faience
pronunciation
How to pronounce faience in British English:
UK [faɪ'ɑ:ns]
How to pronounce faience in American English:
US [faɪ'ɑns]
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- Noun:
- glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
Word Origin
- faience (n.)
- fine kind of pottery or earthenware, 1714, from French faïence (16c.), probably from Fayence, French form of Faenza, city in Italy that was a noted ceramics center 16c. The city name is Latin faventia, literally "silence, meditation," perhaps a reference to a tranquil location.