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earthenware

noun

ˈər-thən-ˌwer

Definition of earthenware

as in pottery

articles made of baked clay a wide array of hand-painted earthenware available at the craft fair

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Recent Examples of earthenware Eco effort The top quality architectural materials, basalt, slate, bamboo, hemp, rammed earthenware, and frangipani wood, are locally sourced to reduce environmental impact. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Kordansky followed that up with a show devoted to Elizabeth Murray paintings and Betty Woodman earthenware; prices for the latter ranged as high as $190,000. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026 Production is unusually complex, involving maceration, distillation, percolation, oxidation, and resting in traditional earthenware vessels, all using very soft Black Forest spring water and neutral alcohol distilled from molasses. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Visitors can discover various galleries and workshops showcasing these artisans, like at the Museum of Marble Crafts, and discover other styles of craftsmanship, like Sabrina Binda—a French ceramicist based in Tinos selling earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain objects. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for earthenware

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Since February, archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry, pottery and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people or members of the society’s upper classes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Rooms have been built, pottery has been made, and families have been raised on these cliffs as people of different cultures came and went.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

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Along with her other creative endeavors, Reidy Watts, also known as Nika Killa Watts, was a resident artist at Clayroom SF, a ceramics studio with locations in San Francisco, Oakland and San Mateo.

— CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
All the fare comes on plates and in bowls handmade by Taura in his ceramics workshop; after the Arab oven was unearthed, Taura started crafting his own dinnerware to connect with the hotel’s roots.

— Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

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