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semifaience

semifaience noun: pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience.

Noun

semifaience (usually uncountable, plural semifaiences)

  1. (usually) Pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience.

Forms of semifaience

pluralsemifaiences

Origin of semifaience

From semi- + faience.

Questions about semifaience

What does semifaience mean?
Semifaience means pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience.
What part of speech is semifaience?
Semifaience is a noun.
What is the plural of semifaience?
The plural of semifaience is semifaiences.

Words near semifaience in the dictionary

  1. semifactorial
  2. semifactorials
  3. semifactual
  4. semifactually
  5. semifactuals
  6. semifaience
  7. semifaiences
  8. semifailure
  9. semifailures
  10. semifake
  11. semifame

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