CROCKERY

crockery, dishware

(noun) tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crockery (countable and uncountable, plural crockeries)

Plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.

Crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils.

Hyponyms

• See also crockery

Source: Wiktionary


Crock"er*y ( krk"r-), n. Etym: [From Crock an earthen vessel.]

Definition: Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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