Definitions

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  • noun ceramics Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England

Etymologies

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cream +‎ -ware

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Examples

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • One was a technological breakthrough, "creamware," a process that created high-quality earthenware nearly indistinguishable from porcelain.

    Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances 2009

  • "creamware", which caught the attention of the local aristocracy, and in early 1765, to his stunned delight, he received an order for a tea set for Queen Charlotte, with candlesticks and fruit baskets, "with a gold ground and raised flowers upon it in green".

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • "creamware", which caught the attention of the local aristocracy, and in early 1765, to his stunned delight, he received an order for a tea set for Queen Charlotte, with candlesticks and fruit baskets, "with a gold ground and raised flowers upon it in green".

    Culture | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • "creamware," a rich, creamy-looking glazed pottery that looked like porcelain but was able to withstand temperature changes.

    Art Knowledge News 2009

  • Ceramic ramekins a nd creamware vessels are excellent for housing yogurt, heavy cream and hummus.

    Containers of Joy 2010

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