单词 | pearlware |
释义 | pearlwaren. Fine white glazed pottery, originally manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood. Also in plural: articles of such pottery. Cf. pearl white n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > pottery of specific colour white ware1577 yellow ware1764 pearl white1779 cream-ware1780 Egyptian black1784 greyware1793 agateware1817 pearl pottery1825 brown ware1836 pearlware1842 black pot1851 cane colour1866 tortoiseshell ware1879 1842 Times 1 Apr. 7/5 Dinner services, from upwards of 100 patterns, in ironstone and fine pearl ware, of plain and richly enamelled colours and gold, may be selected at Thomas Brown's. 1870 Times 16/2 A stock of first-class goods, received direct from the works, consisting of ironstone, china, parian, pearl ware, flint glass, [etc.]. 1953 W. Mankowitz Wedgwood ii. 44 The peak production period for pearlware is the first quarter of the nineteenth century. 1994 Museums Jrnl. Oct. 11/3 The construction of the A50 road in Stoke-on-Trent is revealing items of archaeological interest, including pearlwares and industrial slipwares. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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