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stoneware

[stohn-wair] / ˈstoʊnˌwɛər /
NOUN
ceramic
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NOUN
earthenware
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STRONGEST
ceramics terra cotta
STRONG


NOUN
pottery
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Two stoneware Mickey Mouse ramekins purchased for £39 were recovered from the garage.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

A silver breastplate or lacquered body cast by multidisciplinary artist Holly Silius would be a dream, as would a work by Lizette Hernández in dissolved salts and stoneware.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

A gray stoneware pilon coffeepot grunted on the back of the stove.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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