- a variation of delft.
delf
Americannoun
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delfs
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British. in some dialects, a pit, trench, or ditch.
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British. in Northern England, a small mine or quarry.
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Heraldry. a device, conventionally in the form of a plain square, that represents a shovelful of turf. Compare billet.
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That Indian furniture would look well in here, and the old delf.
From More About Peggy by Unknown
On the wall were a few samplers, a warming pan, and shelves with some common delf plates, and cups and saucers.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
I'm sure he looked it, but nobody knew; She cleaned the china, she cleaned the delf, She cleaned the baby, she cleaned herself!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
You think, if you don't see a man in black behind your chair, and that you eat off delf instead of silver, that you are a miracle of simplicity.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
The tablecloth, to be sure, was not exactly white, but it had been washed last week, and the collection of the plates was miscellaneous, exhibiting several of the choicest patterns of delf.
From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various
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