mezza-maiolican.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtsəməˈjɒlᵻkə/,

/ˌmɛ(d)zəməˈjɒlᵻkə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛtsəməˈjɑləkə/,

/ˈˌmɛdzəməˈjɑləkə/

Forms: 1800s mezza maiolica, 1800s mezza majolica, 1800s mezza-majolica Brit.

/ˌmɛtsəməˈdʒɒlᵻkə/,

/ˌmɛdzəməˈdʒɒlᵻkə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛtsəməˈdʒɑləkə/,

/ˈˌmɛdzəməˈdʒɑləkə/, 1800s– mezza-maiolica.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzamaiolica.

Etymology: < Italian mezzamaiolica, mezza maiolica (1758) < mezza , feminine of mezzo half (see mezzo adv.) + maiolica maiolica n. and adj.With variation in the second element between maiolica and majolica compare notes s.vv. maiolica n. and adj. and majolica n. and adj.

Ceramics. Now rare.

A kind of Italian decorative pottery made between the 15th and 17th centuries, frequently less ornamental and elaborate than true maiolica, and typically produced by painting not on a tin-glaze but on a white clay slip. Also more generally: early or primitive maiolica.The style is discussed by G. Liverani Una nota sulla mezzamaiolica in Faenza (1977) 63 99–107.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > Italian pottery

Raphael ware1785

Della Robbia1805

majolica1820

maiolica1831

mezza-maiolica1850

terraglia1850

Faenza1856

Castel Durante1857

tondino1885

1850 J. Marryat Coll. towards Hist. Pottery & Porcelain i. 12 What the Mezza Majolica wanted in drawing and design, was abundantly made up in the beauty and perfection of its colour and enamel glaze.

1868 J. Marryat Hist. Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 3) 25 The outlines of the figures in mezza majolica are traced in black or blue.

1873 C. D. E. Fortnum Descr. Catal. Maiolica 212 Circular Dish. ‘Bacile.’…‘Mezza Majolica.’

1897 H. Wallis Italian Ceramic Art p. xv The greater portion of the Oriental wares imported into Italy would have been vitreous glazed over white ‘slip’, mezza-maiolica.

1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 35 Bacile, a plate of mezza-maiolica, over 16 inches in diameter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mezza-maiolica
释义	mezza-maiolican. Brit. /ˌmɛtsəməˈjɒlᵻkə/, /ˌmɛ(d)zəməˈjɒlᵻkə/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛtsəməˈjɑləkə/, /ˈˌmɛdzəməˈjɑləkə/ Forms: 1800s mezza maiolica, 1800s mezza majolica, 1800s mezza-majolica Brit. /ˌmɛtsəməˈdʒɒlᵻkə/, /ˌmɛdzəməˈdʒɒlᵻkə/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛtsəməˈdʒɑləkə/, /ˈˌmɛdzəməˈdʒɑləkə/, 1800s– mezza-maiolica. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzamaiolica. Etymology: < Italian mezzamaiolica, mezza maiolica (1758) < mezza , feminine of mezzo half (see mezzo adv.) + maiolica maiolica n. and adj.With variation in the second element between maiolica and majolica compare notes s.vv. maiolica n. and adj. and majolica n. and adj. Ceramics. Now rare. A kind of Italian decorative pottery made between the 15th and 17th centuries, frequently less ornamental and elaborate than true maiolica, and typically produced by painting not on a tin-glaze but on a white clay slip. Also more generally: early or primitive maiolica.The style is discussed by G. Liverani Una nota sulla mezzamaiolica in Faenza (1977) 63 99–107. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > Italian pottery Raphael ware1785 Della Robbia1805 majolica1820 maiolica1831 mezza-maiolica1850 terraglia1850 Faenza1856 Castel Durante1857 tondino1885 1850 J. Marryat Coll. towards Hist. Pottery & Porcelain i. 12 What the Mezza Majolica wanted in drawing and design, was abundantly made up in the beauty and perfection of its colour and enamel glaze. 1868 J. Marryat Hist. Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 3) 25 The outlines of the figures in mezza majolica are traced in black or blue. 1873 C. D. E. Fortnum Descr. Catal. Maiolica 212 Circular Dish. ‘Bacile.’…‘Mezza Majolica.’ 1897 H. Wallis Italian Ceramic Art p. xv The greater portion of the Oriental wares imported into Italy would have been vitreous glazed over white ‘slip’, mezza-maiolica. 1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 35 Bacile, a plate of mezza-maiolica, over 16 inches in diameter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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