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agateware

/ˈæɡətˌwɛɚ/

agateware noun: pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.

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Noun

agateware (usually uncountable, plural agatewares)

  1. (usually) Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.

Forms of agateware

pluralagatewares

Origin of agateware

From agate + -ware.

Questions about agateware

What does agateware mean?
Agateware means pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.
What part of speech is agateware?
Agateware is a noun.
How do you pronounce agateware?
Agateware is pronounced /ˈæɡətˌwɛɚ/.
What is the plural of agateware?
The plural of agateware is agatewares.

Words near agateware in the dictionary

  1. agatelike
  2. agateophobia
  3. agateophobic
  4. agates
  5. agateward
  6. agateware
  7. agatewares
  8. Agatha
  9. Agatha Christie-esque
  10. Agatha Christiesque
  11. Agathangelos

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