- Earthenware
- Earthenware \Earth"en*ware`\, n. Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See {Crockery}, {Pottery}, {Stoneware}, and {Porcelain}. [1913 Webster]
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Earthenware
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Earthenware — is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects. Although body formulations vary tremendously between countries, and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28%… … Wikipedia
earthenware — 1670s, from EARTHEN (Cf. earthen) + WARE (Cf. ware) … Etymology dictionary
earthenware — ► NOUN ▪ pottery made of fired clay … English terms dictionary
earthenware — [ʉrth′ən′wer΄] n. the coarser sort of containers, tableware, etc. made of baked clay … English World dictionary
earthenware — /err theuhn wair /, n. 1. pottery of baked or hardened clay, esp. any of the coarse, opaque varieties. 2. clay for making such pottery. [1640 50; EARTHEN + WARE1] * * * Pottery that has been fired at low heat and is slightly more porous and… … Universalium
earthenware — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)ð(ə)nweə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Earthenware bowls, pots, or other objects are made of clay that is baked so that it becomes hard. The dresser is laden with earthenware pots. Syn: terracotta 2) N UNCOUNT Earthenware objects are referred… … English dictionary
earthenware — earth|en|ware [ˈə:θənweə, ðən US ˈə:rθənwer, ðən ] adj an earthenware pot, bowl etc is made of very hard baked clay >earthenware n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
earthenware — adjective an earthenware cup, plate etc is made of very hard baked clay earthenware noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
earthenware — adj. Earthenware is used with these nouns: ↑bowl, ↑jar, ↑jug, ↑pot … Collocations dictionary
earthenware — noun her original line of earthenware Syn: pottery, stoneware; china, porcelain; pots, crockery … Thesaurus of popular words
