earthenware

[ ur-thuhn-wair ]

noun

1. pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties.
2. clay for making such pottery.

earthenware

/ ˈɜːθənˌwɛə /

noun

1. 1. vessels, etc, made of baked clay
   2. ( as adjective )

      an earthenware pot

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthenware¹

First recorded in 1640–50; earthen + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Sifting through the remains of a Gaulish village on cliff-tops near Dieppe on Monday, they uncovered an earthenware pot containing a small glass flask.

From BBC

Highly hierarchical, with powerful masters of time who encoded astronomical knowledge in the Nebra Sky Disc, they developed specialised crafts, such as earthenware.

From Science Daily

He poured a shot of raki into the earthenware cup and gave it to the ablutionist.

From Literature

Burslem Pottery developed earthenware for domestic use before the business faded away in the 1930s, although it was revived by ceramics artist Tracey Bentley in 2009.

From BBC

Or will we keep moving away from the Earth, denying her very existence and value, until she takes over everything, wrapping us in her green earthenware?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ceramics
• stoneware
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