chinaware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.nə.wɛɹ/ (US)
Etymology
Alternative case form of Chinaware, China-ware, &c., from China + -ware.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
So I turned my attention to setting up my new home, arranging the furniture and displaying Rita's sparkling glass and chinaware on the sideboard.
1996, Rina De'firenze, Mystery of the Mona Lisa:According to the Japanese writer, the two first-named mountains and hills, besides several other places up and down Hizen, is made Japanese porcelain or chinaware out of a whitish fat clay, which is found there in great plenty.
1881, George Ashdown Audsley, Keramic Art of Japan, page 148:This book includes a systematic examination of chinawares in over a thousand documented estates from the seaport communities of Salem, Boston, Newport, New York, and Philadelphia from 1690 to 1770.
2011, Caroline Frank, Objectifying China, Imagining America: Chinese Commodities in Early America:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chinawares | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| china-ware | alternative | lexicographic | |
| china ware | alternative | lexicographic |