fictile

[ fik-tl; British fik-tahyl ]

/ ˈfɪk tl; British ˈfɪk taɪl /

capable of being molded.

made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter.

of or relating to pottery.

Origin of fictile

1620–30; < Latin fictilis earthen (literally, moldable), equivalent to fict(us) shaped (past participle of fingere) + -ilis -ile

Many others of the Indian tribes practised the fictile art, very few, so far as is known, being entirely ignorant of it.

The Ceramic Art |Jennie J. Young
Examples of this kind of weaving may be obtained from the fictile remains of nearly all the Atlantic States.

Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery |William Henry Holmes
A fourth form of fabric, illustrated in Fig. 98, is of very rare occurrence on our fictile remains.

Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery |William Henry Holmes
When the remains were burned, a fictile vessel was used to contain the ashes.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 |Mary Frances Cusack

Fictile, fik′til, adj. used or fashioned by the potter, plastic.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

fictile

/ (ˈfɪktaɪl) /

moulded or capable of being moulded from clay; plastic

made of clay by a potter

relating to the craft of pottery

C17: from Latin fictilis that can be moulded, hence, made of clay, from fingere to shape