Definition of Fayences

1. fayence [n] - See also: fayence

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fayences

faxed
faxed-star
faxed star
faxed stars
faxeladol
faxes
faxing
faxlore
fay
fayalite
fayalites
fayalitic
faydom
fayed
fayence
fayences (current term)
fayer
fayest
faygeleh
faygelehs
faying
faying surface
faying surfaces
fayne
fayned
faynes
fayning
fayre
fayres
fays

Literary usage of Fayences

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"fayences, and enamelled bricks and plaques, were in use among them in the 12th c., ... Besides these, the manufacture of glazed or enamelled fayences in ..."

2. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris and from Paris to the by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1881)
"Left: Chimney-piece, sculptured and painted, 15th century. Right: 3103, et seq. Works by Bern. Palissy. 5th Room. Hispano-Arabian fayences with metallic ..."

3. Paris and Its Environs: With Routes from London to Paris, and from Paris to by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1878)
"I; Hispano-Arabian fayences with metallic glazing (14th and 15th cent.). ... furniture, fayences. 7th Room. 541. State-bed of the time ot k'xa.\w,\s\. ..."

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