fictile

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It was much used for the ornamentation of friezes and interiors, for the decoration of fictile vases, the borders of dresses, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

"Jupiter angusta vix totus stabat in �de; Inque Jovis dextra fictile fulmen erat."

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

For ours is a most fictile world; and man is the most fingent plastic of creatures.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

The exterior is richly and peculiarly ornamented, to show the progress of fictile art.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The study of the fictile art of the potter, even from the theoretical side alone, cannot fail to quicken and broaden education.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.