earthenware

English

Earthenware pottery

Etymology

earthen +‎ ware, first recorded appearance in 1673[1].

Noun

earthenware (countable and uncountable, plural earthenwares)

  1. (ceramics) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

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References

  1. ↑ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

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