chinaware

[ chahy-nuh-wair ]

noun
  1. dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.

Origin of chinaware

1
1625–35; china + ware1; replacing Cheney ware, probably <Hindi <Persian chīnīChinese

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How to use chinaware in a sentence

  • No, indeed; and I was a very foolish old jug to think of sticking myself in with the chinaware.

    Family Pride | Mary J. Holmes
  • Under the official classification, chinaware is rated first class if in boxes, and second class in casks.

  • On the basis of mere cost of service, it would seem as if boxes of chinaware should have a lower rating than casks.

  • Drawbacks were allowed on coffee and cocoanuts, but chinaware was no longer subject to drawback.

    The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
  • They brought rocking chairs, big tents, chinaware, camp stoves and Japanese servants to manipulate them.

    The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for chinaware

chinaware

/ (ˈtʃaɪnəˌwɛə) /


noun
  1. articles made of china, esp those made for domestic use

  2. (modifier) made of china

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