delftware

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noun

Dutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment.

OriginMiddle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru →
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Meanings

delftware1

noundelftware (countable and uncountable, plural delftwares)

plural delftwares

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of Delftware.

Delftware2

nounDelftware (countable and uncountable, plural Delftwares)

plural Delftwares · alternative delftware · alternative Delphware · alternative delphware

  1. countableuncountableDutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
delft blue

Origin

  1. EnglishDelft
  2. Proto-Germanic*warō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  4. Old Englishwaru
  5. Middle Englishware
  6. EnglishDelftware

From Delft + -ware.

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APA

delftware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delftware

MLA

“delftware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delftware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delftware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delftware.

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