earthenware

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E0007700 (ûr′thən-wâr′, -thən-)n. Pottery made from a porous clay that is fired at relatively low temperatures. Faience, delft, and majolica are examples of earthenware.

earthenware

(ˈɜːθənˌwɛə) n (Ceramics) a. vessels, etc, made of baked clayb. (as adjective): an earthenware pot.

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n. 1. pottery of baked or hardened clay, esp. any of the coarse, opaque varieties. 2. clay for making such pottery. [1640–50]

ceramic, earthenware - Pottery made from clay is called ceramic or earthenware.See also related terms for pottery.

earthenware

Pottery fired to a relatively low temperature (2012°F), easy to work, and having a dull finish.

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Noun

earthenware - ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heatceramic ware - utensils made from ceramic materialdelft - a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decorationfaience - glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colorsmaiolica, majolica - highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxideterra cotta - a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenwareSamian ware, terra sigillata - earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos

earthenware

noun crockery, pots, ceramics, pottery, terracotta, crocks, faience, maiolica colourful Italian china and earthenware

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earth

(əːð) noun1. the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live. Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.地球2. the world as opposed to heaven. heaven and earth. 尘世，人间 3. soil. Fill the plant-pot with earth.土4. dry land; the ground. the earth, sea and sky. 陆地，地面 5. a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox. 洞穴6. (a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth. （电）接地 verb to connect to earth electrically. Is your washing-machine properly earthed?接地ˈearthen adjective (of a floor etc) made of earth. 泥土做的，陶制的 ˈearthly adjective1. of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual. this earthly life. 人间的，地球的 2. possible. This gadget has no earthly use.可能的ˈearthenware noun, adjective (of) a kind of pottery coarser than china. an earthenware dish.陶器ˈearthquake noun a shaking of the earth's surface. The village was destroyed by an earthquake.地震ˈearthworm noun (usually worm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth. 蚯蚓on earth used for emphasis. What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth. （用于加强语气）究竟 run to earth to find (something or someone) after a long search. He ran his friend to earth in the pub.经过长时间追查后找到

earthenware

earthenware,

form of potterypottery,
the baked-clay wares of the entire ceramics field. For a description of the nature of the material, see clay. Types of Pottery

It usually falls into three main classes—porous-bodied pottery, stoneware, and porcelain.
..... Click the link for more information. fired at relatively low temperatures, so that the clay does not vitrify (become glassy), as do stoneware and porcelain clays. Occasionally, earthenware is used as a general term for all kinds of pottery.

earthenware

[′ər·thən‚wer] (engineering) Ceramic products of natural clay, fired at 1742-2129°F (950-1165°C), that is slightly porous, opaque, and usually covered with a nonporous glaze.

earthenware

1. A glazed or unglazed nonvitreous ceramic whiteware, having an absorption of more than 3%. 2.See stoneware.

stoneware, earthenware

A hard, vitrified ceramic ware, usually salt-glazed and treated in a kiln at a high temperature; the vitrified body is waterproof, frostproof, and well-suited for use on the exterior of buildings.

earthenware

vessels, etc., made of baked clay

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noun crockery

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noun ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

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