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agateware

[ ag-it-wair ]

noun

  1. steel or iron household ware enameled in an agatelike pattern.
  2. pottery variegated to resemble agate.


agateware

/ ˈæɡɪˌɛə /

noun

  1. ceramic ware made to resemble agate or marble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of agateware1

First recorded in 1855–60; agate + ware 1
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Three agateware bowls, holding two quarts each.

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Two agateware pitchers, holding two quarts each.

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Of course, it is not necessary to tell even unexperienced housewives never under any circumstances allow food to stand in tins in which it was canned; do not ever stand food away in tin; use small agateware dishes, in which food, such as small quantities of left-overs, etc, may be reheated.

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Use a double boiler of agateware.

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