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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

Merriam Webster's

or faïence noun Etymology: French, from Faenza, Italy Date: 1714 earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. decorated and glazed earthenware and porcelain, e.g. delft or majolica. Etymology: F fa{iuml}ence f. Faenza in Italy

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Faience Fa`["i]*ence", n. [F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.] Glazed earthenware; esp., that which is decorated in color.