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greenwares

greenwares is the plural of greenware.

Meaning of greenware

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

Questions about greenwares

What is greenwares the plural of?
Greenwares is the plural of greenware.

Words near greenwares in the dictionary

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

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