queensware
queensware noun: a type of Wedgwood creamware.
Noun
queensware (uncountable)
- A type of Wedgwood creamware.
- The shelves are not only shining with pewter and queen's ware, but some articles in silver, more ponderous, it is true, than elegant.1796, Mary Wollstonecraft, Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Oxford, published 2009, page 67
- [T]he plates of Queen's ware had not only been ill-used by being put upon the hob, by which they had lost some of their gadrooned-edges, but were of an unequal size, and the dishes were flat and therefore held little gravy.1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 60
queensware meaning in Tamil
queensware in Tamil
- பால் நிற மட்பாண்டவகை
Forms of queensware
| alternative form | queen's ware |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Queen's ware |
Origin of queensware
From queen's + ware, after Queen Charlotte, who gave royal patronage to Wedgwood based on this product.
Questions about queensware
- What does queensware mean?
- Queensware means a type of Wedgwood creamware.
- What is queensware in Tamil?
- Queensware in Tamil is பால் நிற மட்பாண்டவகை. See Queensware meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is queensware?
- Queensware is a noun.
Words near queensware in the dictionary
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