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Definition of "delftware" [delft•ware]

  • Alternative spelling of Delftware. (noun)

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Use "delftware" in a sentence
  • "Made of a light-buff clay, and known as delftware, the tiles unearthed are decorated in blue, with a conventionalized design in each corner and"
  • "A video piece of handwashing by Bruce Naumann sits comfortably with a splendid display of Delft tiles; and a blue-and-white chamber pot and several life-size sofa-type objects with their "backs" made from tons of processed human feces somehow go nicely with the 1661 English delftware plate deflatingly inscribed "You and I are Earth.""
  • "Mr. Sainsbury was passionate about English delftware pottery, and there are 80 lots in the sale all dating to the 1600s, including plates, tankards, jugs, wine bottles and vases."
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