stoneware

[stohn-wair]

noun

1. a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.

stoneware

/ ˈstəʊnˌwɛə /

noun

1. a hard opaque pottery, fired at a very high temperature

adjective

1. made of stoneware

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoneware¹

First recorded in 1675–85; stone + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Spotting the vases, he chipped the encrustation off one of them and was convinced what he was holding in his hands was celadon, an extremely valuable East Asian stoneware characterized by its beautiful blue-green glaze.

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In a fun twist of fate, Mark McCandless, the grandson of the original tile designer, installed the red and blue stoneware on the fountain using his grandfather’s tools.

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Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.

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For decades, this force of nature has made a daily ritual of manipulating earth, water and fire to create perfectly imperfect stoneware dishes, bowls, teacups and vases as well as animal and cartoon character figurines.

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Five feet tall, the cobalt blue stoneware figure of a lifesize headless women in a voluminous, bell-shaped skirt shows her cupping aggressive, bullet-like breasts in her hands.

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Related Words

• brick 
• earthenware 
• porcelain 
• tile