单词 | crockery |
释义 | crockery From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Utensilscrockerycrock‧e‧ry /ˈkrɒkəri $ ˈkrɑː-/ noun [uncountable] British EnglishDFUcups, dishes, plates etc → cutlery a stack of dirty crockeryExamples from the Corpuscrockery• The conventional image of a ceramic is of a hard brittle material used to make items such as crockery and tiles.• Cups, crockery, cutlery and glasses can all be washed in hot soapy water in the usual way.• No two pieces of our everyday crockery match.• The scattered fragments of crockery and the aroma of the wasted nectar marked the melancholy wreck of our Christmas cheer.• Not a blanket, a pillow, a piece of cutlery or crockery remained.• As he spoke, the sideboard barring the entrance toppled over in a heap of shattered crockery and wood.• When they moved our Mrs R. would only let them take a bed and some crockery.Origin crockery (1700-1800) crocker “maker of clay pots” ((14-18 centuries)), from crock |
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