Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Majolica \Ma*jol"i*ca\, n. [It.]
   A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which
   reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.

   Note: The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was
         an early seat of this manufacture. --Heyse.

Source : WordNet®

majolica
     n : highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn:
          {maiolica}]