stoneware
noun
stone·ware
ˈstōn-ˌwer 
: a strong opaque ceramic ware that is high-fired, well vitrified, and nonporous
Examples of stoneware in a Sentence
collects 19th-century English stoneware, especially soup tureens
Recent Examples on the Web
It was crafted by local Brown Deer artist Jean Wells, a professional potter for 30 years who creates contemporary stoneware pottery, according to the release.
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Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Delicate paper blooms in light cream or blush look incredible on their own in a stoneware vase or paired with unexpected textures like a couple of pincushion blooms.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 9 May 2024
Bake picture-perfect pies in this stoneware dish with beautifully scalloped edges.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Butterfield, who is forty-seven, took me upstairs to his office, which was dotted with old stoneware jugs and scientific papers from the nineteen-fifties detailing the juice composition of cider-apple varieties, and sat down at his desk.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
May 13, 2021 issue Christopher Benfey Resistance Pottery Two recent exhibitions of the work of Black potters find political acts in the placid history of nineteenth-century American stoneware.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
All plates, serving bowls, and vases are crafted from porcelain and stoneware, and the candles are housed in a reusable container (that’ll make an excellent pencil or makeup brush holder once burned through).
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Safe for the oven and broiler up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the rectangular stoneware dish retains and distributes heat evenly.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Finally, the Singapore crew will be serving premium economy passengers their meals in elegant porcelain stoneware, a major step up from the plastic containers previously used.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Delicate paper blooms in light cream or blush look incredible on their own in a stoneware vase or paired with unexpected textures like a couple of pincushion blooms.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 9 May 2024
Bake picture-perfect pies in this stoneware dish with beautifully scalloped edges.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Butterfield, who is forty-seven, took me upstairs to his office, which was dotted with old stoneware jugs and scientific papers from the nineteen-fifties detailing the juice composition of cider-apple varieties, and sat down at his desk.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
May 13, 2021 issue Christopher Benfey Resistance Pottery Two recent exhibitions of the work of Black potters find political acts in the placid history of nineteenth-century American stoneware.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
All plates, serving bowls, and vases are crafted from porcelain and stoneware, and the candles are housed in a reusable container (that’ll make an excellent pencil or makeup brush holder once burned through).
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Safe for the oven and broiler up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the rectangular stoneware dish retains and distributes heat evenly.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Finally, the Singapore crew will be serving premium economy passengers their meals in elegant porcelain stoneware, a major step up from the plastic containers previously used.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
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stoneware
noun
stone·ware
-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: a clay pottery used for storage utensils, tile, and ornamental wares
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