majolica : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: majolica	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for majolica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
majolica n highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide Synonym(s): majolica, maiolica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Majolica \Majol"ica\, n. [It.] A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. Note: The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. --Heyse.