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spatterware

spatterware

1 9.9
Pottery or dishes that have small colored spots made by splashing color
  • noun
: cerámica salpicada
  • We ate hot crackling cornbread with them and drank strong coffee made in a spatterware pot on the stove.

Examples

  • The kitchen table was beautifully set with various spatterware dishes and cups.

  • She whirled, the blue spatterware ladle in one hand.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • She admired the vibrant colors on the spatterware bowl used for serving salad.

  • His collection included several antique pieces of spatterware, each with a unique pattern.

Surface Forms

spatterware singular
spatterwares plural

Morphology

spatterware = spatter + ware (transparent) = spatter + ware

The compound directly denotes goods ('ware') characterized by a 'spattered' appearance, so the meaning is predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Spatterware comes from spatter ('small splashes') and ware ('things' or kitchenware). So spatterware originally named items with paint 'splashed' onto them, and now it means pottery or dishes covered in little spots of color.