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stone⋅ware

[stohn-wair]
–noun
a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.

Origin:
1675–85; stone + ware 1
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stone·ware   (stōn'wâr')   
n.  A heavy, nonporous, nontranslucent pottery, such as jasper ware, that is fired at a high temperature.
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