mezza majolica

noun

mez·​za majolica

¦metsə-,

-edzə-,

-ezə-

: early Italian earthenware resembling majolica but whitened with a clay slip under a lead glaze and partly decorated in sgraffito

Word History

Etymology

Italian mezza maiòlica, literally, half majolica

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