delft

¹

[ delft ]

noun

1. earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
2. any pottery resembling this.

Delft

²

[ delft ]

noun

1. a city in W Netherlands.

Delft

/ dɛlft /

noun

1. a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province. Pop: 97 000 (2003 est)
2. Also calleddelftware tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft since the 17th century, typically having blue decoration on a white ground
3. a similar earthenware made in England

Word History and Origins

Origin of delft¹

First recorded in 1705–15; after Delft

Example Sentences

The mansion is a hodgepodge of styles named for its inhabitants’ lineage with a few blue delft mantels “pried out of a castle in Utrecht.”

From Washington Times

Twenty color options include grasshopper, hot pink, delft, tangerine, storm gray and classic red.

From Washington Post

The gently moving backdrops, painted deep delft blue, looked like they had sprung from a sumptuous picture book.

From New York Times

What appears to be Dutch delft tiles in the breakfast room is an optical illusion.

From Washington Post

Key pieces: Call us old-fashioned, but our favorite piece was a more traditional delft blue twill suit.

From Los Angeles Times