delft

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

After the Dutch city of Delft.

Noun

delft (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”)

Etymology 2

Noun

delft (plural delfts)

  1. A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.
    • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:
      The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could […] keep them dry.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Verb

delft

  1. (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of delven
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of delven
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