queen's ware

or queens·ware

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 ware, 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 Baru
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

British Dictionary definitions for queensware

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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