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majolica(encyclopedia)
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majolica (iou)



majolica noun & adjective. . M16.
[Italian, from the former name of the island of Majorca.]
A. noun. A fine kind of Renaissance Italian earthenware with coloured decoration on an opaque white glaze; any of various other kinds of glazed Italian ware. Also, a modern imitation of this. M16.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of majolica. M19.