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stoneware

[stohn-wair] / ˈstoʊnˌwɛər /
NOUN
ceramic
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NOUN
earthenware
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STRONGEST
ceramics terra cotta
STRONG


NOUN
pottery
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Two stoneware Mickey Mouse ramekins purchased for £39 were recovered from the garage.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2025

But Stephen Procter’s large stoneware garden vessels, some as tall as 5 feet and incorporating 250 pounds of clay, are nevertheless functional pottery — even without the soil and the plants.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

Spotting the vases, he chipped the encrustation off one of them and was convinced what he was holding in his hands was celadon, an extremely valuable East Asian stoneware characterized by its beautiful blue-green glaze.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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