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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fictile \fic"tile\, a. l. fictilis. see fiction.
molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art;
relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.
1913 webster
fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.
--bacon.
1913 webster
the earliest specimens of italian fictile art. --c.
wordsworth.
1913 webster
fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or
shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. --
fic"tileness, n. -- fictil"ity, n.
1913 webster
see also:
fiction fictile ware fic"tileness fictil"ity
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fictile
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art";
"fictile ware"
2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of
people ripe for propaganda" syn: pliable
3: capable of being molded or modeled especially of earth or
clay or other soft material; "plastic substances such as
wax or clay" syn: moldable, plastic
see also:
pliable moldable plastic
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