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graniteware
[ gran-it-wair ]
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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of graniteware1
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Example Sentences
Stew pans are proving satisfactory when made of aluminum and of high-grade graniteware.
High-grade graniteware is not as readily affected by acids as the low, cheap grade.
Graniteware, like glass and earthenware, makes a heavy crust on the dishes being baked in them.
Put into a graniteware pan one cupful and a half cupful water and cook gently until bubbles begin to rise from bottom.
Cook together in a graniteware saucepan one cupful granulated sugar and half a cup of water until it spins a thread.
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