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stoneware

/stohn-wair/US // ˈstoʊnˌwɛər //UK // (ˈstəʊnˌwɛə) //

石器,炻器,瓷器,石材

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.

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Examples

  • In 1760 Staffordshire stoneware was rough and badly glazed, and much ware was imported from France.

  • Therefore, she sometimes left china where others would have judged the plainest stoneware more prudent and sensible.

  • It was a great brown-veined stoneware platter, and the arms of the Princess ached with holding it.

  • Salt-glazed stoneware is now generally used for large chemical vessels, drain-pipes, &c.

  • The manufacture of a brown stoneware with Renaissance medallions, arabesques, &c., in relief flourished here in the 16th century.