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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry.
  • adjective glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief. See Palissy, below.

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