delft

[ delft ]

/ dɛlft /

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noun

earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.

any pottery resembling this.

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Also delf

[delf]. /dɛlf/.

Also called delft ware .

Origin of delft

First recorded in 1705–15; after Delft

Other definitions for delft (2 of 2)

Delft

[ delft ]

/ dɛlft /

noun

a city in W Netherlands.

How to use delft in a sentence

Snellaert, both of Delf, used a Unicorn in their Marks during the latter years of the fifteenth century.
Printers' Marks|William Roberts
Nor was the dainty neatness less remote from the cracked delf and huddled sordidness of his old home.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
I'm sure we had before our eyes at different times every bit of china, delf, glass, and plate in the establishment.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
Polyadelph, pol′i-a-delf, n. a plant having its stamens united in three or more bundles by the filaments.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

On the shelf was ranged quite an imposing row of shining delf, where there used only to stand a stray broken dish or two.
Morag|Janet Milne Rae

British Dictionary definitions for delft

Delft

/ (dɛlft) /

noun

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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