earthenware

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earthenware

  • /ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/ UK

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

Compare Dutch aardewerk (“earthenware”).

noun earthenwares

  1. attributive, countable, often, uncountable An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds. earthenware bowl

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noun ceramic

Españolloza, cerámica
日本語瀬戸物 setomono, 土器
中文陶器 táoqì
हिन्दीमृद्भांड mŕdbhāṇḍ
Portuguêscerâmica
Françaispoterie
DeutschTöpferwaren, Steingut
Italianococcio, terraglia
Русскийгли́няные изде́лия glínjanyje izdélija, гонча́рные изде́лия gončárnyje izdélija

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@misc{earthenware_2026,
  title = {earthenware},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earthenware},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}