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adjective
1.
capable of being molded.
2.
made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter.
3.
of or pertaining to pottery.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin fictilis earthen (literally, moldable), equivalent to fict(us) shaped (past participle of fingere) + -ilis -ile
1620–30; < Latin fictilis earthen (literally, moldable), equivalent to fict(us) shaped (past participle of fingere) + -ilis -ile
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