- agateware
- ag·ate·ware
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agateware
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agateware — [ag′it wer΄] n. 1. pots and pans enameled to look like agate 2. pottery made to look like agate … English World dictionary
Agateware — An example of agateware. Agateware is pottery decorated with a combination of contrasting colored clays. The name agateware is derived from the agate stone, which when sliced shows multicolored layers. This pottery technique allows for both… … Wikipedia
agateware — /ag it wair /, n. 1. steel or iron household ware enameled in an agatelike pattern. 2. pottery variegated to resemble agate. [1855 60; AGATE + WARE1] * * * ▪ pottery in pottery, 18th century ware of varicoloured clay, with an overall marbled… … Universalium
agateware — noun Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, supposed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone … Wiktionary
agateware — ag•ate•ware [[t]ˈæg ɪtˌwɛər[/t]] n. 1) cer enamelware with an agatelike pattern 2) cer pottery variegated to resemble agate • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
agateware — /ˈægətwɛə/ (say aguhtwair) noun pottery variegated to resemble agate …
agateware — noun pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate • Hypernyms: ↑pottery, ↑clayware * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : pottery veined and mottled to resemble agate 2. : an enameled iron or steel ware for household utensils * * * /ag it wair / … Useful english dictionary
Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum … Wikipedia
Nerikomi — is an artistic technique for creating ceramic pottery. The name derives from a traditional Japanese technique of creating patterns with colored clay.[1] Contents 1 History 2 Technique 3 References … Wikipedia
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
