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graniteware

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Pottery with the same type of enamel coating.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

a kind of stone-grey enamelware

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: enamelware

History

Etymology

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