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noun
Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: pearlware
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresmebor. Middle English creme English cream Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English creamware From cream + -ware.
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