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Delftware

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Dutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of Delftware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Delft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English Delftware From Delft + -ware.