faience
faience
[fʌɪˈɑːns, -ˈɒ̃s]
noun
[fʌɪˈɑːns, -ˈɒ̃s]
noun
- [mass noun]glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware and maiolica
彩釉陶器（尤指表面涂彩色含锡釉料陶器，包括代尔夫特精陶和意大利锡釉陶器）
■(Architecture)moulded glazed or unglazed terracotta blocks used structurally or as cladding
(建筑)（有釉或无釉的）赤陶大砖（用于支承结构中或用作外墙覆面）
- late 17th cent. (originally denoting pottery made at Faenza): from French faïence, from Faïence, the French name for Faenza
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