fictile

American  

[fik-tl, fik-tahyl] / ˈfɪk tl, ˈfɪk taɪl /

adjective

1. capable of being molded.

2. made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter.

3. of or relating to pottery.

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fictile British  

/ ˈfɪktaɪl /

adjective

1. moulded or capable of being moulded from clay; plastic

2. made of clay by a potter

3. relating to the craft of pottery

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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

Al-Barníya, "vas fictile in quo quid recondunt," whence the Spanish word Albornia, "a great glazed vessel in the shape of a bowl, with handles."

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

Dr. Klemm long ago pointed out that the oldest German fictile vases have an ornamentation in which plaiting is imitated by incised lines.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

From him Francesco Xanto caught Something of his transcendent grace, And into fictile fabrics wrought Suggestions of the master's thought.

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

The decorative and fictile art of the Parthians has received no inconsiderable amount of illustration from remains discovered, in the years 1850-1852, in Babylonia.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

When the remains were burned, a fictile vessel was used to contain the ashes.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

Related Words

• malleable
• pliable
• supple