faience
/faɪˈɑːns/noun
mass noun
1- glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware and maiolica彩陶(器)。
1.1
- Architecture moulded glazed or unglazed terracotta blocks used structurally or as cladding【建筑】(建筑用或用作覆面的)彩(色)瓷(砖)。
词源
late 17th cent. (originally denoting pottery made at Faenza): from French faïence, from Faïence, the French name for FAENZA.