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majolica definition

ma·joli·ca (mə jäl′i kə)

noun

  1. a variety of Italian pottery, enameled, glazed, and richly colored and decorated
  2. pottery like this

Etymology: It maiolica < Maiolica, Majorca, where produced

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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