delft
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
any pottery resembling this.
Origin of delft
1- Also called delft ware .
- Also delf [delf]. /dɛlf/.
Other definitions for Delft (2 of 2)
a city in W Netherlands.
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How to use delft in a sentence
If you know delftware you will know from the delicate colouring of the blues and whites which is old and which is not.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldOn the mantel stood a big tobacco jar of Delftware with the familiar windmill pattern.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamIt also points up the fact that delftware early went out of fashion among well-to-do families.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsThis slip created the superficial appearance of porcelain, as did tin enamel on the surface of delftware.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsThere is only a small quantity of delftware, but a great deal of Chinese porcelain.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins
British Dictionary definitions for Delft
/ (dɛlft) /
a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province. Pop: 97 000 (2003 est)
Also called: delftware tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft since the 17th century, typically having blue decoration on a white ground
a similar earthenware made in England
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