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Faience
(2 syl.). Majolica. So called from Faenza, where, in 1299, it
was first manufactured. It is termed majolica because the first
specimens the Italians saw came from Majorca. In France it now means a
fine ware not equal to porcelain.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Faience from Infoplease:
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