faience

/fahy-ahns, fey-; French fa-yahns/US // faɪˈɑns, feɪ-; French faˈyɑ̃s //UK // (faɪˈɑːns, feɪ-) //

辉石,赝品,瓷器,辉绿岩

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.

It contained an admirable collection of furniture, pictures, wood carvings, and faience.
He was a wizened little man with faience-blue eyes, and sat habitually hunched up with his hands folded across his shins.
True faience is made of a yellowish or ruddy earth, covered with an enamel which is usually white, but may be coloured.
In fact the word faience is due to the avowed intention of the manufacturers of Nevers to copy the enameled pottery of Faenza.
An additional chapter deals with Copenhagen Faience, which has qualities of its own appealing to connoisseurs.