basaltware

[ buh-sawlt-wair, bas-awlt-, bey-sawlt- ]

noun
  1. a type of unglazed stoneware, usually black with a dull gloss, developed by Josiah Wedgwood.

Origin of basaltware

1
  • Also called ba·sal·tes [buh-sawl-teez]. /bəˈsɔl tiz/.

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British Dictionary definitions for basaltware

basaltware

/ (ˈbæsɔːltˌwɛə, ˈbeɪsɔːlt-) /


noun
  1. hard fine-grained black stoneware, made in Europe, esp in England, in the late 18th century

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