earthenware

English

Etymology

From earthen +‎ -ware, first recorded appearance in 1673.[1]

Compare Dutch aardewerk (“earthenware”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/[2]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

earthenware (countable and uncountable, plural earthenwares)

  1. (ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
    Coordinate term: stoneware
    earthenware bowl

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References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
  2. ^ “earthenware”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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