Definitions of earthenware
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ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
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delft
a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
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faience
glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
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maiolica, majolica
highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
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terra cotta
a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware
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Samian ware, terra sigillata
earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos
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ceramic ware
utensils made from ceramic material
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