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delft
delft
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dɛlft
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delft
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noun
1.
earthenware having an
opaque
white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
2.
any pottery resembling this.
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Also,
delf
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dɛlf
/
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delf
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.
Also called
delft ware.
Origin:
1705–15;
after
Delft
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Delft
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dɛlft
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delft
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noun
a city in W Netherlands.
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Delft
(dɛlft)
—
n
1.
a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province. Pop: 97 000 (2003 est)
2.
Also called:
delftware
tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft since the 17th century, typically having blue decoration on a white ground
3.
a similar earthenware made in England
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Word Origin & History
Delft
town in Holland,named from its chief canal, from Du. delf, lit. "ditch, canal;" which is related to O.E. dælf and modern
delve
. As a short form of
delftware
, attested from 1714.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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