agateware

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/ˈæɡətˌwɛɚ/

noun

Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.

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Meanings

nounagateware (usually uncountable, plural agatewares)

plural agatewares

  1. uncountableusuallyceramicsPottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.

Origin

From agate + -ware.

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APA

agateware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agateware

MLA

“agateware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agateware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agateware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agateware.

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