fictile

American  

[fik-tl, fik-tahyl] / ˈfɪk tl, ˈfɪk taɪl /

adjective

1. capable of being molded.

2. made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter.

3. of or relating to pottery.

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fictile British  

/ ˈfɪktaɪl /

adjective

1. moulded or capable of being moulded from clay; plastic

2. made of clay by a potter

3. relating to the craft of pottery

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Etymology

Origin of fictile

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin fictilis “earthen” (literally, “moldable”), equivalent to fict(us) “shaped” (past participle of fingere ) + -ilis -ile

Example Sentences

The study of the fictile art of the potter, even from the theoretical side alone, cannot fail to quicken and broaden education.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

Al-Barníya, "vas fictile in quo quid recondunt," whence the Spanish word Albornia, "a great glazed vessel in the shape of a bowl, with handles."

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

For ours is a most fictile world; and man is the most fingent plastic of creatures.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

Then we meet him in the Vedas, the Being, "by whom the fictile vase is formed; the clay out of which it is fabricated."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

It was much used for the ornamentation of friezes and interiors, for the decoration of fictile vases, the borders of dresses, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Related Words

• malleable
• pliable
• supple