Definition of "faience" in English

noun

1. A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.

   • The word Majolica, or Maiolica […] was applied to all Stanniferous faience of Italy and Spain.

2. (archaeology) Beads or small ornaments made from frit, from the eastern Mediterranean of the Bronze and Iron Ages.