majolica
/məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/
majolica noun: earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England.
Noun
majolica (countable and uncountable, plural majolicas)
- Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England.
- The Italian Vase [top, left, p.8] is Majolica, […] The Ewer [bottom, middle, p.8] is a Palissy vase.1862, Editorial Staff, Art Journal Catalogue, Exhibited Class XXXV, no.6873, D78., page 8
- Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs. Minton, in 1850, and they have been for many years the only producers of this article. The name of majolica is now applied indiscriminately to all fancy articles of coloured pottery. When, however, it is decorated by means of coloured glazes, if...1876, G. Phillips Bevan, British manufacturing industries, page 42
- Synonyms:
- Palissy ware
- Earthenware coated with opaque white tin-glaze, decorated with coloured metal oxide enamel, first created in Renaissance Europe.
- The Italian pottery, generally known under the names of Majolica, Raffaelle ware, and sometimes by the term of "Umbrian ware," through the production of the fifteenth century […].1857, Joseph Marryat, History of Pottery and Porcelain, Medieval and Modern, page 10
- Enamel - A vitrifiable substance; opaque, generally Stanniferous majolica […]1857, Joseph Marryat, History of Pottery and Porcelain, Medieval and Modern, page 373
majolica meaning in Bengali
majolica in Bengali
- চকচকে রঙিন মৃৎশিল্প
Examples of majolica in a sentence
- Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs.1876, G. Phillips Bevan, British manufacturing industries, page 42:
- The various branches he developed were earthenware and ordinary soft porcelain, hard porcelain, parian, coloured and enamelled tiles, mosaics, Della Robbia ware, majolica, and Palissy ware.1904, Arthur Hayden, Chats on English China, New York, page 184:
- It is there that I keep my grandfather’s collection of majolica.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published...
- […] the coloured glaze decorated wares which we now call majolica, but which Minton referred to as Palissy wares.1999, Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, Dictionary of Minton, ACC Art Books (2nd Revised edition 1 Jan. 1999), page 124
Synonyms of majolica
Forms of majolica
| plural | majolicas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | maiolica |
Origin of majolica
From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiòlica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca.
Words formed from majolica
Phrases with majolica
Questions about majolica
- What does majolica mean?
- Majolica means earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England.
- What is majolica in Bengali?
- Majolica in Bengali is চকচকে রঙিন মৃৎশিল্প. See Majolica meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use majolica in a sentence?
- Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs.
- What part of speech is majolica?
- Majolica is a noun.
- How do you pronounce majolica?
- Majolica is pronounced /məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/.
- What is the plural of majolica?
- The plural of majolica is majolicas.
Words near majolica in the dictionary
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