faïence

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.

   “The smile, you see, is perfect—wonderful / As mere Faience! a table ornament / To suit the richest mounting.”

2. isim Beads or small ornaments made from frit, from the eastern Mediterranean of the Bronze and Iron Ages.

   “Beneath these booths were spread their goods; silks from Cos, bronze weapons and copper rods, or ingots from the rich mines of Cyprus, linens and muslins from Egypt; beads, idols, carven bowls, knives, glass ware, pottery in all shapes, and charms made of glazed faience or Egyptian stone; […].”

3. isim Alternative spelling of faience.

   “It may well be admitted that this love for faïence was only the setting of the drama, and that the hobby for collecting carried to such a degree of enthusiasm deserves to be studied almost as much as the passion for women and gambling, ambition or avarice.”