stoneware
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stoneware
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A large guan stoneware jar, from the Newark Museum of Art, is one of only a few examples of an experimental eighth- to ninth-century splashed-glaze technique practiced at the Duandian kilns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Two stoneware Mickey Mouse ramekins purchased for £39 were recovered from the garage.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
People loved Chernoff’s minimal stoneware dinner plates, salad plates, cups and bowls and purchased large orders without knowing she was working out of her living room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The bowls on the counter, the canisters and stoneware jars loom round and heavy through the shadowy light.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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