queen's ware

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noun

a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.

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Origin of queen's ware

First recorded in 1760–70

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How to use queen's ware in a sentence

The sales of Queensware, less reliably taken, reach two hundred and sixty-five thousand (265,000) dollars.
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
A silk dress may be washed in this manner, putting the camphine into a large queensware-foot-bath.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie
Put them into broad stone or queensware pots, and tie them up with brandy-paper.
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed.|Sulpice Baru

British Dictionary definitions for queen's ware

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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