stoneware

[stohn-wair]

noun

1. a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.

stoneware

/ ˈstəʊnˌwɛə /

noun

1. a hard opaque pottery, fired at a very high temperature

adjective

1. made of stoneware

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoneware¹

First recorded in 1675–85; stone + ware ¹

Example Sentences

In a fun twist of fate, Mark McCandless, the grandson of the original tile designer, installed the red and blue stoneware on the fountain using his grandfather’s tools.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.

From Salon

For decades, this force of nature has made a daily ritual of manipulating earth, water and fire to create perfectly imperfect stoneware dishes, bowls, teacups and vases as well as animal and cartoon character figurines.

From Los Angeles Times

Five feet tall, the cobalt blue stoneware figure of a lifesize headless women in a voluminous, bell-shaped skirt shows her cupping aggressive, bullet-like breasts in her hands.

From Los Angeles Times

But Stephen Procter’s large stoneware garden vessels, some as tall as 5 feet and incorporating 250 pounds of clay, are nevertheless functional pottery — even without the soil and the plants.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• brick 
• earthenware 
• porcelain 
• tile