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Ru ware

Ru ware noun: a very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

ru ware: a very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty
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Noun

Ru ware (usually uncountable, plural Ru wares)

  1. (usually) A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

Forms of Ru ware

pluralRu wares
alternative formJu ware

Origin of Ru ware

Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

Questions about Ru ware

What does Ru ware mean?
Ru ware means a very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.
What part of speech is Ru ware?
Ru ware is a noun.
What is the plural of Ru ware?
The plural of Ru ware is Ru wares.

Words near Ru ware in the dictionary

  1. ru
  2. Ru kiln
  3. Ru kilns
  4. ru tone
  5. ru tones
  6. Ru ware
  7. Ru wares
  8. RU-486
  9. Ru.
  10. Rua
  11. Ruabon

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