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creamware

creamware noun: cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England.

Noun

creamware (countable and uncountable, plural creamwares)

  1. Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
    • Its worth was quickly recognized: in 1765, Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, ordered a creamware tea set.2009 January 10, Judith Flanders, “They Broke It”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    pearlware

Synonyms of creamware

Forms of creamware

pluralcreamwares

Origin of creamware

From cream + -ware.

Questions about creamware

What does creamware mean?
Creamware means cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England.
What part of speech is creamware?
Creamware is a noun.
What is the plural of creamware?
The plural of creamware is creamwares.

Words near creamware in the dictionary

  1. creams one's pants
  2. creams the crop
  3. creams up
  4. creamsicle
  5. creamsicles
  6. creamware
  7. creamwares
  8. creamwove
  9. creamwoves
  10. creamy
  11. creamy crack

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