释义 |
delftware noun also delphware \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ Etymology: Delft, Netherlands, where it originated + English ware 1. : a soft but strong tin-glazed Dutch faience decorated on the unfired glaze in blue or sometimes polychrome originally in imitation of oriental porcelain but later with genre scenes; also : a similar but harder English ware 2. Britain : glazed and decorated earthenware |