graniteware

American  

[gran-it-wair] / ˈgræn ɪtˌwɛər /

noun

1. a kind of ironware with a gray, stonelike enamel.

2. pottery with a speckled appearance like that of granite.

3. a semivitreous white pottery somewhat harder than earthenware.

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graniteware British  

/ ˈɡrænɪtˌwɛə /

noun

1. iron vessels coated with enamel of a granite-like appearance

2. a type of very durable white semivitreous pottery

3. a type of pottery with a speckled glaze

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Etymology

Origin of graniteware

First recorded in 1890–95; granite + ware ¹

Example Sentences

My mom’s belongings juxtaposed 20th-century blue-and-white graniteware next to a moldy couch.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

The milk was in a clean little graniteware pail, the eggs had been placed in a paper bag, while the other articles were wrapped in pieces of newspaper.

From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Put into a graniteware pan one cupful and a half cupful water and cook gently until bubbles begin to rise from bottom.

From Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. by Estes, Rufus

Just as if our porcelain-lined graniteware wasn't as good as their tin plates!

From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy

Among those most satisfactory are graniteware, earthenware, nickel, copper and aluminum.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson