graniteware

[ gran-it-wair ]

/ ˈgræn ɪtˌwɛər /

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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.

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Origin of graniteware

First recorded in 1890–95; granite + ware¹

Words nearby graniteware

granite, Granite City, granite paper, Granite Peak, Granite State, graniteware, granitite, granitization, granitize, granitoid, granivorous

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How to use graniteware in a sentence

Stew pans are proving satisfactory when made of aluminum and of high-grade graniteware.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
High-grade graniteware is not as readily affected by acids as the low, cheap grade.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
Graniteware, like glass and earthenware, makes a heavy crust on the dishes being baked in them.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
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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