fictile
Americanadjective
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capable of being molded.
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made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter.
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of or relating to pottery.
adjective
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moulded or capable of being moulded from clay; plastic
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made of clay by a potter
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relating to the craft of pottery
Etymology
Origin of fictile
First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin fictilis “earthen” (literally, “moldable”), equivalent to fict(us) “shaped” (past participle of fingere ) + -ilis -ile
Example Sentences
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The study of the fictile art of the potter, even from the theoretical side alone, cannot fail to quicken and broaden education.
From Project Gutenberg
It was much used for the ornamentation of friezes and interiors, for the decoration of fictile vases, the borders of dresses, &c.
From Project Gutenberg
They take a high place among American fictile products for grace of form and beauty of decoration.
From Project Gutenberg
Greek embroideries we can perfectly appreciate, by studying Hope’s “Costumes of the Ancients,” and the works of Millingen and others; also the fictile vases in the British Museum and elsewhere.
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The inferiority of their religious architecture was due to the natural formation of their country, which restricted them almost entirely to the use of a fictile material.
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