Maiolica vs. Majolica

Maiolica and Majolica Definitions
Maiolica
Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
Majolica
Tin-glazed earthenware that is often richly colored and decorated, especially an earthenware of this type produced in Italy.
Majolica
Pottery made in imitation of this earthenware.
Majolica
Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.
Majolica
Earthenware coated with opaque white tin-glaze, decorated with coloured metal oxide enamel(s).
Majolica
A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.
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Majolica
Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide