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- [ur-thuh n-wair]
- /ˈɜr θənˌwɛər/
- /ˈɜː.θən.weər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ur-thuh n-wair]
- /ˈɜr θənˌwɛər/
Definitions of earthenware word
- noun earthenware pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties. 1
- noun earthenware clay for making such pottery. 1
- noun earthenware Pottery made of clay fired to a porous state that can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze. 1
- noun earthenware clay pottery 1
- noun earthenware made of clay, ceramic 1
- adjective earthenware Earthenware bowls, pots, or other objects are made of clay that is baked so that it becomes hard. 0
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Origin of earthenware
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; earthen + ware1
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Parts of speech for Earthenware
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earthenware popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for earthenware
noun earthenware
adjective earthenware
- ceramic — Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard.
- clay — Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks.
- ironstone — any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
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