graniteware

[ gran-it-wair ]

/ ˈgræn ɪtˌwɛər /

noun

a kind of ironware with a gray, stonelike enamel.

pottery with a speckled appearance like that of granite.

a semivitreous white pottery somewhat harder than earthenware.

Nearby words

granite, granite city, granite paper, granite peak, granite state, graniteware, granitite, granitization, granitize, granitoid, granité

Origin of graniteware

First recorded in 1890–95; granite + ware¹

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Examples from the Web for graniteware

Graniteware, like glass and earthenware, makes a heavy crust on the dishes being baked in them.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
They paid crude compliments to the girl who stood with graniteware coffeepot waiting to refill their cups.
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North
The store itself was full of all sorts of crockery and tin and graniteware, such as had never been seen there before.
The Immigrant Tide, Its Ebb and Flow|Edward A. Steiner
Put into a graniteware pan one cupful and a half cupful water and cook gently until bubbles begin to rise from bottom.
Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus|Rufus Estes

Cook together in a graniteware saucepan one cupful granulated sugar and half a cup of water until it spins a thread.
Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus|Rufus Estes

British Dictionary definitions for graniteware

graniteware

/ (ˈɡrænɪtˌwɛə) /

noun

iron vessels coated with enamel of a granite-like appearance

a type of very durable white semivitreous pottery

a type of pottery with a speckled glaze

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