faience (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[faience 词源字典]
fine kind of pottery or earthenware, 1714, from French faïence (16c.), probably from Fayence, French form of Faenza, city in Italy that was a noted ceramics center 16c. The city name is Latin faventia, literally "silence, meditation," perhaps a reference to a tranquil location.[faience etymology, faience origin, 英语词源]