delft
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
any pottery resembling this.
Origin of delft
1- Also called delft ware .
- Also delf [delf]. /dɛlf/.
Words Nearby delft
Other definitions for Delft (2 of 2)
a city in W Netherlands.
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How to use delft in a sentence
It’s a mind-bogglingly difficult metric, but such bean-counting is needed to hold the planet to a livable temperature, says low-carbon systems expert Andrea Ramirez Ramirez of the delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
A carbon footprint life cycle assessment can cut down on greenwashing | Ann Leslie Davis | September 9, 2022 | Science NewsThe first two papers from researchers at RIKEN in Japan and QuTech, a collaboration between delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, use quantum dots for qubits.
Quantum Computing in Silicon Breaks a Crucial Threshold for the First Time | Edd Gent | January 21, 2022 | Singularity Hub“It is, of course, a success story,” says Chris Zevenbergen, an expert in urban flood-risk management at the IHE delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands and a visiting professor at China’s Southeast University.
Dedoussi works at delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Surfing the winds would make future jet travel greener | Harini Barath | April 16, 2021 | Science News For StudentsAs a result, for complex calculations, “the output will be garbage,” says quantum physicist Barbara Terhal of the research center QuTech in delft, Netherlands.
To live up to the hype, quantum computers must repair their error problems | Emily Conover | June 22, 2020 | Science News
Gerard ter Borch made headlines, while his rival in delft was painting maids with earrings.
When the captain came for the fare, I took out a handful of money, and said delft, and also pointed to uncle George.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottYou will find it enriched with towels, dishes of delft ware, forks, and all the most necessary utensils.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginSteve asked, coming to the door when she was beating cream into butter in a delft bowl.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardIt was a little trim delft-blue linen frock with a white piqué collar and a loose blue tie.
Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith WyattIt was therefore on the tenth of April in the year 1583, that Grotius was born, at delft.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de Burigny
British Dictionary definitions for Delft
/ (dɛlft) /
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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