earthenware

American  

[ur-thuhn-wair] / ˈɜr θənˌwɛər /

noun

1. pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties.

2. clay for making such pottery.

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earthenware British  

/ ˈɜːθənˌwɛə /

noun

1. 1. vessels, etc, made of baked clay

   2. ( as adjective )

      an earthenware pot

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Etymology

Origin of earthenware

First recorded in 1640–50; earthen + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Earthenware was used for serving and sipping in Europe and Asia for many thousands of years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023

Sixty years have done little to blunt the impact of the flat-out chromatic intensity of some Matisses from the 1920s, like Anemones in an Earthenware Vase, 1924.

From Time Magazine Archive

Earthenware established 200 B. C. as the probable date of the civilization to which tombs made of squared and planed logs, found at depths of 24 to 42 ft. underground, belonged.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the invention of Earthenware, what supplied its place to the early inhabitants of the world?

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Earthenware vessels made at Jamestown between 1625 and 1640.

From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.

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