delftware
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈdɛlftˌwɛr/
- There was delftware as well as some Hummel figurines.
- blue delftware
- white delftware
- English delftware
Examples
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Somewhere is a Tidewater Virginia bedroom, copied from a picture in p71 Nutshell News, with blue velvet hangings, an inlaid table, and blue delftware on the polished highboy.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the museum's ceramics section, visitors admired the intricate patterns of the displayed delftware pottery.
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Well, he came up with a scheme to manufacture homoerotic delftware.
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A high shelf displayed porcelain plates from China and blue delftware.
Fiction book (1990) -
"He was using relatively old-fashioned ceramics," says Chapell, like blue-and-white dishes known as delftware.
Academic text (2011) -
Photo (color): Blue-and-white tin-glazed ceramics known as delftware were found in the trash heap behind the Coffeehouse.
Academic text (2011) -
These include fragments of wine glasses, fine liquor bottles, German ceramic Bellarmine jugs, blue-painted delftware, clay pipes, gun parts, and lead musket balls.
Academic text (2006) -
The antique shop featured exquisite pieces of blue-and-white delftware that attracted many collectors.
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She inherited a collection of delicate delftware from her grandmother, showcasing beautiful floral designs.
Synonyms
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9.1
A type of blue and white pottery from the Dutch city of Delft
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9.9
A kind of pottery with a shiny coloured surface often blue or green
Surface Forms
Morphology
delftware = Delft (transparent) = delft + ware
Formed from the place name 'Delft' plus the productive noun-forming element '-ware', so the meaning 'pottery from Delft' is directly inferable from its parts.
Etymology
Delftware comes from the Dutch city Delft and the English word ware, which means 'goods'. So Delftware is the glazed pottery first made in Delft, often blue-and-white, and the name tells you where it was made.