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- Dictionaryearthenware/ˈəːθnwɛː/
noun
- 1. pottery made of clay fired to a porous state which can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze: "an earthenware jug"
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Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below 1,200 °C (2,190 °F). Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a ceramic glaze, and such a process is used for the great majority of modern domestic earthenware. The main other important types of pottery ... Wikipedia