agateware

[ ag-it-wair ]

noun

1. steel or iron household ware enameled in an agatelike pattern.
2. pottery variegated to resemble agate.

agateware

/ ˈæɡɪtˌwɛə /

noun

1. ceramic ware made to resemble agate or marble

Word History and Origins

Origin of agateware¹

First recorded in 1855–60; agate + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Three agateware bowls, holding two quarts each.

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Two agateware pitchers, holding two quarts each.

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Of course, it is not necessary to tell even unexperienced housewives never under any circumstances allow food to stand in tins in which it was canned; do not ever stand food away in tin; use small agateware dishes, in which food, such as small quantities of left-overs, etc, may be reheated.

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Use a double boiler of agateware.

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