noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ceramic ware
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *steyh2- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh2nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English stoneware From stone + -ware.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
керамични изделия
(keramični izdelija)
— type of pottery
Catalan:
gres
— type of pottery
Chinese Mandarin:
石器
(shíqì)
— type of pottery
Chinese Mandarin:
炻器
(shíqì)
— type of pottery
Danish:
stentøj
— type of pottery
Finnish:
kivitavara
— type of pottery
French:
grès
— type of pottery
German:
Steinzeug
— type of pottery
German:
Feinsteinzeug
— type of pottery
German:
Steingut
— type of pottery
Irish:
cruachré
— type of pottery
Italian:
gres
— type of pottery
Japanese:
炻器
(sekki)
— type of pottery
Japanese:
せっ器
(sekki)
— type of pottery
Plautdietsch:
Steenwoa
— type of pottery
Polish:
kamionka
— type of pottery
Portuguese:
grés
— type of pottery
Russian:
гли́няная посу́да
(glínjanaja posúda)
— type of pottery
Russian:
керами́ческие изде́лия
(keramíčeskije izdélija)
— type of pottery
Russian:
кера́мика
(kerámika)
— type of pottery
Swedish:
stengods
— type of pottery
Ukrainian:
керамі́чні ви́роби
(keramíčni výroby)
— type of pottery
Ukrainian:
череп'я́ний по́суд
(čerepʺjányj pósud)
— type of pottery