Meanings
nouncreamware (countable and uncountable, plural creamwares)
plural creamwares
- countableuncountableceramicsCream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
Its worth was quickly recognized: in 1765, Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, ordered a creamware tea set.
2009 January 10, Judith Flanders, “They Broke It”, in New York TimesSynonyms: pearlware
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)krama-
- Proto-Celtic*krammen
- Gaulish*cramabor.?
- Late Latincrāmum
- Ecclesiastical Latinchrisma
- Old Frenchcresme
- Middle Englishcreme
- Englishcream
- Proto-Germanic*warō
- Proto-West Germanic*waru
- Old Englishwaru
- Middle Englishware
- Englishcreamware
Translations
Swedish flintgods
- flintgodscream-coloured earthenware
Cite this entry
APA
creamware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creamware
MLA
“creamware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creamware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creamware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creamware.
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