noun
majolica
muh-JOL-ih-kuh/mʌdʒˈɔlʌkʌ/
Colorfully glazed earthenware, often with raised decoration.
The majolica pitcher and plate display bright glazes and raised leaves.
Etymology
Majolica named the island of Majorca, where the best pottery of this type was said to have been made. The pottery name later extended to glazed ware imitating its intense colors.
In context
English influence is apparent in many of the Majolica pieces of the 1870s
More examples
- She collects nineteenth-century majolica with fruit and flower designs.
- A green majolica vase brightens the plain wooden table.
- He washes the chipped majolica carefully by hand.
Forms
majolica
Similar words
- earthenware
- Names the broader pottery category, without requiring colorful decorative glazing.
- faience
- Specifically denotes tin-glazed earthenware, while majolica also includes other glazes.