Fictile

2 definitions found

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

  Fictile \Fic"tile\, a. [L. fictilis. See {Fiction}.]
     Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art;
     relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.
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           Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.


                                                    --Bacon.
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           The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. --C.
                                                    Wordsworth.
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     {Fictile ware}, ware made of any material which is molded or
        shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. --
        {Fic"tile*ness}, n. -- {Fic*til"i*ty}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fictile
       adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art";
              "fictile ware"
       2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of
          people ripe for propaganda" [syn: {pliable}]
       3: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or
          clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as
          wax or clay" [syn: {moldable}, {plastic}]