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greenware

greenware noun: pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.

greenware: pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being...
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Noun

greenware (usually uncountable, plural greenwares)

  1. (usually) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
    • Greenware needs to be cleaned and then fired to bisque.1991, Irene Wittig, The Clay Canvas, →ISBN, page 9
  2. (rare, usually) A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze.
    • Other kilns in Shaanxi and Henan and other provinces in the North, like Shanxi and Shandong, also produced greenwares during the Song period.1983, Yaw Lu, Mary Tregear, Song Ceramics, →ISBN, page 5

Forms of greenware

pluralgreenwares

Origin of greenware

From green + -ware. From the concept that it is not yet "ripe" but rather needs time to age before being ready.

Questions about greenware

What does greenware mean?
Greenware means pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
What part of speech is greenware?
Greenware is a noun.
What is the plural of greenware?
The plural of greenware is greenwares.

Words near greenware in the dictionary

  1. Greenwald
  2. Greenwalds
  3. Greenwalt
  4. Greenwalts
  5. greenward
  6. greenware
  7. greenwares
  8. greenwash
  9. greenwashed
  10. greenwasher
  11. greenwashers

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