stone·ware

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

Origin:
1675–85; stone + ware1

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stoneware (ˈstəʊnˌwɛə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a hard opaque pottery, fired at a very high temperature
 
adj
2.  made of stoneware

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Example sentences
Janice's work often features stoneware tableware as well as vases and teapots.
Frost-proof stoneware containers add hits of color throughout the landscape.
She produces traditional wheel-thrown stoneware pottery, fired in a propane
  kiln.
Stronger and denser than earthenware, stoneware served a variety of domestic
  uses.
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