basaltware

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

noun

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

Origin of basaltware

basalt + ware¹

Also called ba·sal·tes

[buh-sawl-teez] /bəˈsɔl tiz/.

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British Dictionary definitions for basaltware

basaltware

noun

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

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