- spongeware
- noun Date: 1943 a typically 19th century earthenware with background color spattered or dabbed (as with a sponge) and usually a freehand central design
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spongeware
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spongeware — [spunj′wer΄] n. a kind of earthenware on which patterns have been made by using a sponge to dab on pigment: it was popular in the late 19th cent … English World dictionary
spongeware — /spunj wair /, n. earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge. [1940 45; SPONGE + WARE1] * * * … Universalium
spongeware — noun Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour Syn: spatterware … Wiktionary
spongeware — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a typically 19th century earthenware with background color spattered or dabbed (as with a sponge) and usually a freehand central design * * * /spunj wair /, n. earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge. [1940 45;… … Useful english dictionary
sponged ware — spongeware. * * * … Universalium
sponged ware — spongeware … Useful english dictionary
spatterware — noun spongeware … Wiktionary
earthenware — Synonyms and related words: Kinkozan ware, Leeds pottery, Limoges, Meissen ware, Nabeshima ware, Satsuma ware, Seto ware, appliances, basalt, brassware, china, chinaware, clayware, copperware, crackle, delft, dinnerware, durable goods, durables,… … Moby Thesaurus
