Faenza

[ fah-en-zuh; Italian fah-en-tsah ]

noun

1. a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.

Faenza

/ faˈɛntsa /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: famous in the 15th and 16th centuries for its majolica earthenware, esp faïence. Pop: 53 641 (2001)

Example Sentences

Faenza (fa˙-enza), an episcopal city of N. Italy, in the province of and 19 miles south-west of Ravenna.

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Pressing rapidly on, the French arrived the same day at Faenza.

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If not the most ancient, Faenza was one of the most celebrated of the manufactories of maiolica in Italy.

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Another peculiarity by which the Faenza ware is known, is the presence of red.

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In fact the word faience is due to the avowed intention of the manufacturers of Nevers to copy the enameled pottery of Faenza.

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