Faience

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  faience \faience\, Faience \Fa`["i]*ence"\, n. [F., fr. Faenza,
     a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]
     Glazed earthenware; esp., a fine variety that which is
     decorated with colorful designs in an opaque glaze.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  faience
       n : glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors