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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of graniteware

First recorded in 1890–95; granite + ware 1


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

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

Cover the bottom of a graniteware or silver platter with fresh bread crumbs, break in as many eggs as are needed for the number of persons to be served.

From Many Ways for Cooking Eggs by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

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 Thomas Jefferson Ritter

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 Rufus Estes

Put it in a large graniteware pan and add twelve teaspoons of powdered sage, six teaspoons of ground black pepper, six teaspoons of dry salt and one teaspoon each of ground cloves, allspice and nutmeg.

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