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earthenware vs faience

faience vs earthenware

earthenware and faience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
earthenware Yes No No No
faience Yes No No No
As nouns, faience is a hyponym of earthenware; that is, faience is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earthenware:
  • earthenware: ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
  • faience: glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
Other hyponyms of earthenware include delft, maiolica, majolica, terra cotta, terracotta, Samian ware, terra sigillata.
earthenware (noun) faience (noun)
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
Difference between earthenware and faience

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