Satsuma ware

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noun

a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.

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Origin of Satsuma ware

1870–75; named after Satsuma, Japan

Words nearby Satsuma ware

satrap, satrapy, SATs, sat sri akal, Satsuma, Satsuma ware, sattva, sattvic, Satu-Mare, saturable, saturant

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How to use Satsuma ware in a sentence

They were also wrong when they thought Ware had pulled out a gun.
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Ware went to court claiming a number of irregularities, including issues with hundreds of absentee ballots.
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If the Broncos do manage to land Ware, their defense could be scary.
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Ware, a tenacious pass-rusher, is a 7-time Pro Bowler and the Cowboys all-time leader in sacks, with 117 in nine seasons.
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Reports say that the defending AFC champion Denver Broncos are the favorites to sign Ware.
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No man opens his ware with greater seriousness, or challenges your judgment more in the operation.
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He left about a hundred of us here to make believe we 'uns ware goin' to attack Paris, so to give him time to git away.
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Even the scribe has seen this, and has altered were to ware, to give a rime to the eye.
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The parlour, having once been a ware-room, was unusually large and well adapted for a tea-party.
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They never knew how long they had sat there on the stairs when Dr. Ware opened the bedroom door and beckoned them in.
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British Dictionary definitions for Satsuma ware

Satsuma ware

noun

simple pottery made in Satsuma, Japan, from the late 16th century

ornamental glazed porcelain ware made in Satsuma, Japan, from the late 18th century

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