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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Pottery coated or decorated with slip.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.

Etymologies

  1. slip +‎ ware (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “A slipware Scottish terrier, from the "things I found in my mother-in-law's house series.”

    Photo of the Day: Scottie, Beaming Up

  • “There is a wide variety of ceramic ware types including Chinese import porcelain, tin-glazed wares, creamware, Staffordshire-style slipware and locally made stonewares and redwares.”

    The City Hall Park Project - Artifact Summary

  • “The vast array of artifacts from the site includes crystal glass, silver tableware, and Italian slipware.”

    Loaded Guns, Barrels of Rum, and a Silk Ribbon

  • “The majority of surface material we sampled this year was typical Hellenistic tableware including molded bowls, gray ware, and a precursor of the Sagalassos red slipware.”

    Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Survey Conclusions

  • “Sagalassos red slipware sherds found in front of the main quarry face date from the early Imperial period and may constitute a terminus ante quem for the exploitation of the quarry.”

    Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Geological Survey Report 1

  • “It also includes a “new items” page and a section with the ceramics of Irma Starr, who makes slipware using the techniques employed in the museum’s Burnap Collection.”

    Kansas City Star: Front Page

  • “It also includes a "new items" page and a section with the ceramics of Irma Starr, who makes slipware using the techniques employed in the museum's Burnap Collection.”

    Kansas City Star: Front Page

  • “Notoriously difficult to date because of its ubiquity, this particular specimen of redware, characterized as Philadelphia-style slipware (Affleck et al. 2004, pg. 7.85) can be reasonably dated to the mid 18th century.”

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