- stoneware clay
- noun
: a clay suitable for making stoneware because of its plasticity, fusible minerals, and long firing range
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stoneware clay
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Stoneware — a vitreous or semivitreous ceramic ware of fine texture, made primarily from nonrefactory fire clay. [Standard Terminology Of Ceramic Whiteware and Related Products. ASTM Standard C242.] Its maturation temperature ranges from about 1200°C to 1315 … Wikipedia
stoneware — [stōn′wer΄] n. a dense, opaque, glazed or unglazed pottery containing clay, silica, and feldspar and fired at a high heat … English World dictionary
stoneware — /stohn wair /, n. a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware. [1675 85; STONE + WARE1] * * * Pottery fired at a high temperature (about 2,200°F, or 1,200°C) until vitrified (made glasslike and impervious to liquid). Because stoneware is nonporous,… … Universalium
clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… … Universalium
Clay — For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). The Gay Head cliffs in Martha s Vineyard consist almost entirely of clay. Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic… … Wikipedia
stoneware — [[t]sto͟ʊnweə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Stoneware is hard clay pottery which is baked at a high temperature. ...a selection of hand painted blue and white stoneware. ...a large stoneware bowl … English dictionary
clay — n 1. argillite, clay stone; clayey earth, loam, adobe, terracotta, brick; potter s clay, Obs. argil, Ceramics. slip, kaolin, bole, fire clay; clayware, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, ceramics, porcelain, china. 2. earth, ground, soil, Archaic.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stoneware — stone|ware [ˈstəunweə US ˈstounwer] n [U] pots, bowls etc that are made from a special hard clay … Dictionary of contemporary English
stoneware — stone|ware [ stoun,wer ] noun uncount objects made from thick clay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stoneware — n. hard pottery made from a type of clay containing large amounts of silica or flint … English contemporary dictionary
