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keramic

American  
[kuh-ram-ik] / kəˈræm ɪk /

adjective

  1. ceramic.


keramic British  
/ kɪˈræmɪk /

adjective

  1. a rare variant of ceramic

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Not far off he discovered another workshop, containing some very fine hatchets perfectly polished, and some keramic ware tastily ornamented.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.

"It is sometimes spelled K-e-r-a-m-i-c, keramic, and comes from the Greek word χεραμος, signifying 'potters' clay,' and hence, in a general sense, pottery of every kind and methods of producing it."

From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various

It was this curious early observation of evolving keramic art that made Goguet—an anthropologist born out of due season—first hit upon that luminous theory of the origin of pottery now all but universally accepted.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

The idea probably originated from the fact that many designs were reproduced on maiolica by the keramic artists from engravings of Raphael and other great masters.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William

An extensive museum connected with the works is filled with rare specimens to delight the soul of the admirer of the keramic art.

From British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland by Murphy, Thomas Dowler