faIence (or as fayans)

[Fr., Ital. ( Por cell an a di ) Faenza, from Faenza in Romagna, Italy, Lat. Faventia, the original place of manufacture.] Pott .: A fine kind of pottery originally made in imitation of majolica, and afterward with characteristics of its own. The different kinds of faience IMG:content-1354.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] 1. Naut .: A winding or coil of a rope or hawser; when a cable is let out, the question is asked, "How many fakes are left?" i. e., how much remains uncoiled. In the coil the fakes are a helix, and a range or layer of fakes forms a tier. When the rope is arranged to run free, when let go, as in a rocket line, it is disposed in parallel binds of one fathom each. 2. Min .: A miner's name for fi ile sandy shales, or shaly sandstones, as distinct from the dark bituminous shales known as Blaes or Blaize.