redware

1
[ red-wair ]

nounCeramics.
  1. an early American earthenware made from red clay.

Origin of redware

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; red1 + ware1

Words Nearby redware

Other definitions for redware (2 of 2)

redware2
[ red-wair ]

noun
  1. a large brown seaweed, Laminaria digitata, common off northern Atlantic coasts.

Origin of redware

2
First recorded in 1700–10; red1 + dialectal ware (Middle English; Old English wār “seaweed”; see wire)

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How to use redware in a sentence

  • He had also a fresh, pressing anxiety to see his sister, who was Lady of redware Manor.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • While he was considering these things, Lady redware arrived at the castle, and they talked over the matter together.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Lady redware saw her almost as quickly, and in some occult way she transferred, by a glance, the knowledge to Sarah.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Ulfar looked at her with a fire of passion in his eyes, Lady redware with annoyance.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • At the same hour the same kind of mental thunder-storm was prevailing over 166 all common-sense at redware Hall.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for redware

redware

/ (ˈrɛdˌwɛə) /


noun
  1. another name for kelp (def. 1)

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