Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Earthenware.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Earthen vessels collectively; earthenware; specifically, articles for domestic use made of glazed pottery or stoneware.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Plates ,dishes and othereating andserving tableware , usually made of someceramic material. - noun
Crocks ,earthenware vessels, especiallydomestic utensils .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
Etymologies
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Examples
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Furthermore, new crockery is needed, some of the men drinking out of empty tins at present.
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Oh well, there's always time later for weekly fire inspections and condemnation/fines after this MLS crockery is flogged to death.
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She also makes her pickles in crockery, which makes better pickles, according to her.
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The floor is covered with smashed crockery from the dresser.
The War of The Worlds by H. G. Wells: Part 5 | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005
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If you look up the word crockery the definition reads; China dishes or Earthenware vessels collectively, another returns, tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively.
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When I was little the word crockery used to […] 15 January, 2009 (00: 00) | By: BillNBPI
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So in effect the word crockery covers everything from bowls and plates to lasagne dishes and vegetable serving bowls, providing they aren't glass.
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Well, except for a certain jar, I don't know what kind of crockery was in the Bush family home, but I've never seen a crescent bowl.
Harry Shearer: Fact-Checking the Bush Memoir: New Orleans Harry Shearer 2010
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Well, except for a certain jar, I don't know what kind of crockery was in the Bush family home, but I've never seen a crescent bowl.
Harry Shearer: Fact-Checking the Bush Memoir: New Orleans Harry Shearer 2010
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Some items such as crockery were left behind because they had been damaged.
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