[mass noun]glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware and maiolica 彩釉陶器(尤指表面涂彩色含锡釉料陶器,包括代尔夫特精陶和意大利锡釉陶器) ■(Architecture)moulded glazed or unglazed terracotta blocks used structurally or as cladding (建筑)(有釉或无釉的)赤陶大砖(用于支承结构中或用作外墙覆面)
语源
late 17th cent. (originally denoting pottery made at Faenza): from French faïence, from Faïence, the French name for Faenza