Queensware

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of Wedgwood creamware. uncountable

    "The shelves are not only shining with pewter and queen's ware, but some articles in silver, more ponderous, it is true, than elegant."

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"The shelves are not only shining with pewter and queen's ware, but some articles in silver, more ponderous, it is true, than elegant."

Etymology

From queen's + ware, after Queen Charlotte, who gave royal patronage to Wedgwood based on this product.

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