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

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graniteware

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

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

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.

From Civic League Cook Book by

Place in a copper or a graniteware saucepan two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one cupful of water, and a scant half saltspoonful of cream of tartar.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

The black thick coffee and the condensed milk, drunk from the graniteware cup, had a more delicious aroma and a more delightful taste than the finest Mocha and Java in the daintiest porcelain of France.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

On the table-box was set my graniteware plate, knife, fork, and spoon, a paper napkin, the Prince Albert and the St. Charles.

From Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains by Rinehart, Mary Roberts