basalt ware

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• basalt ware — basalt ware, a black, unglazed stoneware having a dull gloss, designed by Josiah Wedgwood …   Useful english dictionary

• Basalt — (Basaltes, Basanites), Mineral, von Einigen als Gattung des Thones od. Talkes, jetzt aber allgemein als Gebirgsart betrachtet; erscheint bläulich. schwarz, bald heller od. dunkler, wird auf den Strich grau, matt; ist hart, flachmuschelig, körnig …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• basaltes ware — ▪ pottery also called  Black Basaltes, basaltes  also spelled  Basalt,    hard black vitreous stoneware, named after the volcanic rock basalt and manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood (Wedgwood, Josiah) at Etruria, Staffordshire, Eng., from about 1768 …   Universalium

• ba|salt — «buh SLT, BAS lt», noun. 1. a hard, dark colored rock of volcanic origin. It often occurs in a form resembling a group of columns. 2. = basalt ware. (Cf. ↑basalt ware) ╂[< Late Latin basaltes, alteration of Latin basanītēs a very hard stone,… …   Useful english dictionary

• china — n 1. porcelain, eggshell porcelain, delft ware, majolica, faience, stoneware, ironstone, basalt ware, Wedgwood ware, crackleware, gombroon. 2. pottery, crockery, ceramics, earthenware, ware, terracotta, Both Ceram. biscuit, bisque. 3. dishes,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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