n. [ It. ] A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. Heyse. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ It. See Mezzo; Majolica. ] (Ceramics) Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery without tin enamel, but painted and glazed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]