stoneware

as in pottery
articles made of baked clay collects 19th-century English stoneware, especially soup tureens

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Recent Examples of stoneware It is made of scratch-resistant stoneware and gorgeous enough to take from the oven to the table. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 There's beauty across the board at Purslane, from the presentation to the earthy stoneware the dishes are served on. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 With its bamboo handles and its matte stoneware, this minimalist teapot combines Japanese and Nordic design. Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025 The removable stoneware insert isn’t just dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning, either; it can also be used in your oven or microwave for a wider range of recipes. Bestreviews, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stoneware
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Noun
  • In the west of Britain, fragments of red slip ware (distinctive Byzantium amphora vessels or pottery) have been found at sites associated with elites, like Tintagel in northern Cornwall.
    Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Martínez and her team intend to take samples from the underwater site to better understand the artifacts and pottery found there so far.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • O’Connor also showed of some of his ceramics collection during his GQ Essentials video (more on that later).
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Stoneware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoneware. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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