fictile

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fictile - 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.
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           Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.
                                                    --Bacon.
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           The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. --C.
                                                    Wordsworth.
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     Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or
        shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. --
        Fic"tile*ness, n. -- Fic*til"i*ty, n.
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fictile - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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: fictile, 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: fictile, moldable, plastic]