ceramic vs faience

ceramic

noun
  • An object made of this material 

  • A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature. 

adj
  • Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals. 

faience

noun
  • A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic. 

  • The beads and small ornaments of the eastern Mediterranean. (Of bronze and iron age manufacture using frit technology.) 

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