stoneware

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noun

A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

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

nounstoneware (countable and uncountable, plural stonewares)

plural stonewares

  1. countableuncountableA type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  4. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stain
  6. Old Englishstān
  7. Middle Englishston
  8. Englishstone
  9. Proto-Germanic*warō
  10. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  11. Old Englishwaru
  12. Middle Englishware
  13. Englishstoneware

From stone + -ware.

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Translations

Bulgarian керамични изделия
  • керамични изделия (keramični izdelija)type of pottery
Catalan gres
  • grestype of pottery
Chinese Mandarin 石器, 炻器
  • 石器 (shíqì)type of pottery
  • 炻器 (shíqì)type of pottery
Danish stentøj
  • stentøjtype of pottery
Finnish kivitavara
  • kivitavaratype of pottery
French grès
  • grèstype of pottery
German Steinzeug, Feinsteinzeug
  • Steinzeugtype of pottery
  • Feinsteinzeugtype of pottery
  • Steinguttype of pottery
Irish cruachré
  • cruachrétype of pottery
Italian gres
  • grestype of pottery
Japanese 炻器, せっ器
  • 炻器 (sekki)type of pottery
  • せっ器 (sekki)type of pottery
Korean 석기
  • 석기 (seokgi)type of pottery
Polish kamionka
  • kamionkatype of pottery
Portuguese grés
  • gréstype of pottery
Russian гли́няная посу́да, керами́ческие изде́лия
  • гли́няная посу́да (glínjanaja posúda)type of pottery
  • керами́ческие изде́лия (keramíčeskije izdélija)type of pottery
  • кера́мика (kerámika)type of pottery
Swedish stengods
  • stengodstype of pottery
Ukrainian керамі́чні ви́роби, череп'я́ний по́суд
  • керамі́чні ви́роби (keramíčni výroby)type of pottery
  • череп'я́ний по́суд (čerepʺjányj pósud)type of pottery
Welsh crochenwaith caled
  • crochenwaith caledtype of pottery
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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