- fictile
- adjective Etymology: Latin fictilis molded of clay, from fingere Date: 1626 1. archaic plastic 2a 2. of or relating to pottery 3. malleable 2a
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Fictile — Fic tile, a. [L. fictilis. See {Fiction}.] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [1913 Webster] Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
FICTILE — apud Iuv. l. 4. Sat. XI. v. 19. condire gulosum Fictile: absolute de vase fictili. Et quidem Fictilia, ex terra Samia, primum omnium pocula fuêre, neque in pauperiorum tantum aedibus, sed et in opulentiorum conviviis, adeoque etiam Deorum fanis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
fictile — index pliable, sequacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fictile — [fik′til, fik′təl] adj. [L fictilis < pp. of fingere: see FICTION] 1. that can be molded; plastic 2. formed of molded clay, earth, etc. 3. of pottery or ceramics … English World dictionary
Fictile ware — Fictile Fic tile, a. [L. fictilis. See {Fiction}.] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [1913 Webster] Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fictile — /fik tl/; Brit. /fik tuyl/, adj. 1. capable of being molded. 2. made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter. 3. of or pertaining to pottery. [1620 30; < L fictilis earthen (lit., moldable), equiv. to fict(us) shaped (ptp. of fingere) + ilis ILE] * * * … Universalium
fictile — adjective /ˈfɪktəl,ˈfɪktɪl,ˈfɪktaɪl/ a) Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work b) Molded of clay or earth Syn: pliable … Wiktionary
fictile — fic·tile || fɪktl / taɪl adj. plastic, may be shaped, may be molded; molded from clay; of pottery … English contemporary dictionary
fictile — [ fɪktʌɪl, tɪl] adjective made of clay by a potter. ↘relating to pottery. Origin C17: from L. fictilis, from fict , fingere form … English new terms dictionary
fictile — fic·tile … English syllables
