different between earthenware vs faience

English

Etymology

From earthen +? -ware, first recorded appearance in 1673.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????(?)nw??/

Noun

earthenware (countable and uncountable, plural earthenwares)

1. (ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

   Coordinate term: stoneware

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References

Further reading

• earthenware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• fayence

Etymology

From French faïence, named after the city Faenza in Italy, where it was made in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??ns

Noun

faience (countable and uncountable, plural faiences)

1. A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic.
   • 1907, Edwin Atlee Barber, Tin enamelled Pottery Maiolica, Delft and other Stanniferous Faience, Doubleday, Page & Company New York, page #:6

     The word Majolica, or Maiolica […] was applied to all Stanniferous faience of Italy and Spain.

2. (archaeology) The beads and small ornaments of the eastern Mediterranean. (Of bronze and iron age manufacture using frit technology.)

Translations

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
• “faience” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Further reading

• faience on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fiancee, fiancée