graniteware

[ gran-it-wair ]

noun

1. a kind of ironware with a gray, stonelike enamel.
2. pottery with a speckled appearance like that of granite.
3. a semivitreous white pottery somewhat harder than earthenware.

graniteware

/ ˈɡrænɪtˌwɛə /

noun

1. iron vessels coated with enamel of a granite-like appearance
2. a type of very durable white semivitreous pottery
3. a type of pottery with a speckled glaze

Word History and Origins

Origin of graniteware¹

First recorded in 1890–95; granite + ware ¹

Example Sentences

The black thick coffee and the condensed milk, drunk from the graniteware cup, had a more delicious aroma and a more delightful taste than the finest Mocha and Java in the daintiest porcelain of France.

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Place in a copper or a graniteware saucepan two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one cupful of water, and a scant half saltspoonful of cream of tartar.

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Put it in a large graniteware pan and add twelve teaspoons of powdered sage, six teaspoons of ground black pepper, six teaspoons of dry salt and one teaspoon each of ground cloves, allspice and nutmeg.

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Reddish eyebrows straggled sparsely above pale blue eyes, the color of cheap graniteware.

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On the table-box was set my graniteware plate, knife, fork, and spoon, a paper napkin, the Prince Albert and the St. Charles.

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