queen's ware
or queens·ware
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noun
a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
Nearby words
- queen's regulations,
- queen's remembrancer,
- queen's scout,
- queen's shilling,
- queen's speech,
- queen's-pawn openings,
- queen-anne,
- queen-cup,
- queen-size,
- queenborough in sheppey
Origin of queen's ware
First recorded in 1760–70
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Examples from the Web for queensware
Put them into broad stone or queensware pots, and tie them up with brandy-paper.
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed.|Sulpice BaruThe sales of Queensware, less reliably taken, reach two hundred and sixty-five thousand (265,000) dollars.
Queensware
Queen's ware
/ (ˈkwiːnzˌwɛə) /
noun
a type of light white earthenware with a brilliant glaze developed from creamware by Josiah Wedgwood and named in honour of his patroness, Queen Charlotte
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