AGATEWARE

agateware

(noun) pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agateware (usually uncountable, plural agatewares)

Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, supposed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.

Source: Wiktionary



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