Etymology

faience

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Today it means: A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material. Full definition →

French faïence ← Italian Faenza
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  1. ItalianFaenza
  2. Frenchfaïence
  3. English todayfaience

Borrowed from French faïence, named after the city of Faenza, Italy, where it was made in the 16th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.