stoneware

English

Wikipedia

Stoneware pottery with a celadon glaze, from the Ming Dynasty. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

Etymology

stone +‎ -ware

Noun

stoneware (plural stonewares)

1. A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

Translations

type of pottery

• Finnish: kivitavara (fi)

• German: Steinzeug (de) n

References

• “stoneware” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.