Definitions for faience

faience fa·ience

Spelling: [fahy-ahns, fey-; French fa-yahn
IPA: /faɪˈɑns, feɪ-; French faˈyɑ̃s/

Faience is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in faience (aceefin).

Definitions for faience

noun

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

Origin of faience

1705-15; French, orig. pottery of Faenza, city in northern Italy

Examples for faience

The faience workshop of Luneville was founded about 1729, by Jacques Chambrette.

In Japan they were most closely approached by the faience Takatori.

The earlier wares are illustrated by certain pieces of faience pavement.

The word majolica, as now employed, has almost the same meaning as faience.

The latter resembles that of faience, and consists chiefly of grotesques.

faience was made at the latter place in the beginning of the sixteenth century.

No faience of the eighteenth century was more rich and artistic than that of Rouen.

Lately the word has been used as almost, if not quite, synonymous with faience.

faience, an elegant kind of pottery, attracted his attention.

The Japanese articles in the room were gems of faience and lacquer work.

Word Value for faience
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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