stoneware
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈstoʊnˌwɛr/
- Specialized
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loza
- Her glazed stoneware pots, now in museum and private collections, stand as an odd hybrid of African creativity and European intervention.
- glazed stoneware
- salt-glazed stoneware
- white stoneware
It is a glazed stoneware medium egg, and it looks amazing.
- It is a glazed stoneware medium egg, and it looks amazing.
Examples
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Howie watched nervously as Glenda arranged his Crab and Ginger Egg Rolls on the stoneware platter.
Fiction book (1997) -
Good, old-fashioned stoneware, courtesy of the Friendly Products Corporation, whose swirling green logo was glazed into the underside.
Fiction book (2002) -
The English stoneware does not have traces of use and was probably part of the cargo.
Academic text (2006) -
This is the base of a stoneware crock.
Blog text (29) -
It is a glazed stoneware medium egg, and it looks amazing.
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His dining-room hutch held sterling silver, bone china, real stoneware, and expensive linen napkins.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sondra poured us coffee and arranged the croissants on a pretty stoneware platter.
Fiction book (1990) -
The table was covered with a green-and-white checked tablecloth and crowded with stoneware plates and platters of food.
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Breakfast is served on Riene's antique English stoneware, part of a 700-piece collection.
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Decorative, dishwasher-safe stoneware can double as a baking dish; it has a convenient warm setting.
Synonyms
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3.7
An object made of baked clay, like a pot or tile
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2.3
Objects made from clay and hardened by heat like pots and bowls
Objects made from clay and baked until hard, like pots and bowls
Items like plates, cups and bowls made from baked clay used for serving or eating food
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Etymology
The word stoneware comes from the parts stone and ware, where ware means 'goods' as in tableware or glassware. The name shows that this pottery is fired until it becomes very hard and strong, almost 'hard like stone', so it is good for heavy use and for ovens.