as in pottery
articles made of baked clay
collects 19th-century English stoneware, especially soup tureens
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Recent Examples of stoneware
Because it's made with stoneware, this mug is also durable.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2025
The durable stoneware pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe, too.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Another recent addition to the Le Creuset universe is the stoneware Iris Collection Ruffle Vase.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes that are considered stoneware tend to have a more rustic look, but the major difference comes in their construction.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2025
The durable stoneware pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe, too.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Another recent addition to the Le Creuset universe is the stoneware Iris Collection Ruffle Vase.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes that are considered stoneware tend to have a more rustic look, but the major difference comes in their construction.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoneware
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In museums, art by Indigenous people has been seen as artifact, not intervention or complex storytelling — reduced to dream catchers, headdresses and pottery, repackaged for nostalgia and sale.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Stoneware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoneware. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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