majolica

[ muh-jol-i-kuh, muh-yol- ]

noun

1. Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
2. any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide.

majolica

/ məˈdʒɒlɪkə; məˈjɒl- /

noun

1. a type of porous pottery glazed with bright metallic oxides that was originally imported into Italy via Majorca and was extensively made in Italy during the Renaissance

Word History and Origins

Origin of majolica¹

1545–55; ear-lier maiolica < Italian < Medieval Latin, variant of Late Latin Mājorica Majorca, where it was made

Word History and Origins

Origin of majolica¹

C16: from Italian, from Late Latin Mājorica Majorca

Example Sentences

Her technique is the centuries-old majolica, in which she fires her creatures and then dips them in a tin oxide glazing solution that lends an opaque white finish.

From New York Times

The companies flooded international markets with wares known under the umbrella term “majolica.”

From New York Times

Her job was locating Gilded Age table settings, and these majolica shellfish plates made in Staffordshire, England, by Minton were a must-have in upper-class homes of the 1860s on both sides of the Atlantic.

From New York Times

But her works — delicately painted blue-and-white majolica dishes — were a triumph.

From Los Angeles Times

“Dora De Larios: Other Worlds” will gather works from throughout her career — sculptures, mosaics and functional tableware, including a set of majolica dishes she created for the White House in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times