A type of glazed earthenware or pottery with a bright, colorful glaze, often used for decorative tiles and vessels.
From French faïence, named after Faenza, a city in Italy famous for its pottery production in the Renaissance. The word traveled through European languages as the pottery style became popular.
Faenza pottery became so renowned across Europe that its Italian name became the French and English word for this entire style—it's like how 'champagne' only comes from one region but everyone uses the name for the style!
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