chinaware

[ chahy-nuh-wair ]

/ ˈtʃaɪ nəˌwɛər /

noun

dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.

Words nearby chinaware

chinaman's chance, chinampa, chinan, chinandega, chinatown, chinaware, chinbeak, chinbone, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug

Origin of chinaware

1625–35; china + ware¹; replacing Cheney ware, probably < Hindi < Persian chīnī Chinese

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Example sentences from the Web for china-ware

Come hither and help me, and demolish these cupboards, and smash these vessels and this China-ware.
The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.|Anonymous
May not this strange formation of natural brick and china-ware be of immense age—humanly, not geologically, speaking?
At Last|Charles Kingsley
There was a clatter of china-ware, deep, boisterous laughter, and a woman's voice in shrill accents.
Through the Gates of Old Romance|W. Jay Mills
There was, some years since, a manufactory of Porcelain or China-ware in this town, but it has fallen away and become extinct.
The New Hand-Book to Lowestoft and its Environs|Anonymous

He had with him several samples of the china-ware, which I think were equal to the Asiatic.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for china-ware

chinaware

/ (ˈtʃaɪnəˌwɛə) /

noun

articles made of china, esp those made for domestic use

(modifier) made of china

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