redware

[ red-wair ]

nounCeramics.

an early American earthenware made from red clay.

Origin of redware

First recorded in 1790–1800; red¹ + ware¹

Words Nearby redware

Other definitions for redware (2 of 2)

redware²

[ red-wair ]

noun

a large brown seaweed, Laminaria digitata, common off northern Atlantic coasts.

Origin of redware

First recorded in 1700–10; red¹ + dialectal ware (Middle English; Old English wār “seaweed”; see wire)

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How to use redware in a sentence

He had also a fresh, pressing anxiety to see his sister, who was Lady of redware Manor.
A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
While he was considering these things, Lady redware arrived at the castle, and they talked over the matter together.
A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Lady redware saw her almost as quickly, and in some occult way she transferred, by a glance, the knowledge to Sarah.
A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Ulfar looked at her with a fire of passion in his eyes, Lady redware with annoyance.
A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
At the same hour the same kind of mental thunder-storm was prevailing over 166 all common-sense at redware Hall.
A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for redware

redware

/ (ˈrɛdˌwɛə) /

noun

another name for kelp (def. 1)

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