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

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fictile

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 George Rawlinson

Then we meet him in the Vedas, the Being, "by whom the fictile vase is formed; the clay out of which it is fabricated."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Sir Richard Francis Burton

In the first none of the fictile ware was turned on the wheel or fire-baked.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

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 Mary Frances Cusack

We learn this from the paintings on Greek fictile vases.

From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford

Related Words

• malleable
• pliable
• supple