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. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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