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Chinaware   Listen
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chinaware, China ware  n.  Dishes made of china; porcelain; so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Chinaware" Quotes from Famous Books



... the corner as the crowd dispersed. Surprised, he upturned an ear toward the McCaskey apartment, where the crash of irons and chinaware and the ring of hurled kitchen utensils seemed as loud as before. Policeman Cleary took ...
— The Four Million • O. Henry

... Dutch came to court, bringing a great present of China ware, saunders-wood, parrots, and cloves, but were not allowed to approach the third degree, or raised platform. After some time, the prince asked me, who they were? I answered, that they were Hollanders who resided ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. • Robert Kerr



Words linked to "Chinaware" :   china, willowware



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