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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.
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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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