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Meanings of majolica in English

Russian
майолика
Portuguese
maiólica
Spanish
mayólica
Catalan
majòlica

Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance period and in the broad sense also other types of coloured glazed pottery.

майолика
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Examples for "maiolica"
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One kind of maiolica may have been made in Mexico, while the few fragments of porcelain recovered were made in China.
New Discoveries at Jamestown / Site of the First Successful Engl...
Usage of majolica in English
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Only the majolica plate-andthat is so firmly set in the wall.
Howards End
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How long do you suppose that majolica has been in the family?
A Passionate Pilgrim
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On the consoles and cabinets gleamed objects of majolica and porcelain.
Cæsar or Nothing
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It is there that I keep my grandfather's collection of majolica.
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
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A huge buffet, reaching to the ceiling, is filled with Venetian goblets and majolica vases.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
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The Duc admired some majolica she had purchased.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
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For her, the temptations of old brass, mezzo-tints, and Italian majolica-FourthAvenue generally-simplydid not exist.
The Real Adventure
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A Gubbio lustre jug of museum rank had been bought before he knew the definition of majolica.
The Collectors: Being Cases mostly under the Ninth and Tenth Com...
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To-day Nevers thrives upon ornamental majolica.
East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champa...
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I could never have painted that majolica yonder had you not taught me the secrets and management of your colors.
Bimbi: Stories for Children
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No leader arose to open its eyes to the true value of a complete collection of majolica and mediæval jewelry.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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Faversham standing tall and silent, amid the show of majolica, bowed to her formally, and Victoria slightly acknowledged the greeting.
The Mating of Lydia
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Every part of the room was crowded with fans, ferns, palms, Oriental carpets and cushions, books, porcelain, majolica, and pictures.
A Roman Singer
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The second instance where a lost art is exemplified in Signor Castellani's collection is in the glazing of the Gubbio majolica.
Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 / ...
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Now the majolica tiles sparkle in bright sunshine and bricks darkened with age have been ground down to reveal lighter stone.
Reuters
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At her third ascent the rick suddenly brightened with the brazen glare of shining majolica-everyknot in every straw was visible.
Far from the Madding Crowd
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