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spongeware

spongeware noun: traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour.

Noun

spongeware (usually uncountable, plural spongewares)

  1. (usually) Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
    Synonyms:
    spatterware

Synonyms of spongeware

Forms of spongeware

pluralspongewares

Origin of spongeware

From sponge + -ware.

Questions about spongeware

What does spongeware mean?
Spongeware means traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour.
What part of speech is spongeware?
Spongeware is a noun.
What is the plural of spongeware?
The plural of spongeware is spongewares.

Words near spongeware in the dictionary

  1. sponges down
  2. sponges out
  3. sponges up
  4. spongestick
  5. spongeth
  6. spongeware
  7. spongewares
  8. spongework
  9. spongeworthiness
  10. spongeworthy
  11. spongey

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