DELFT

delft

(noun) a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

After the Dutch city of Delft.

Noun

delft (uncountable)

Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”)

Etymology 2

Noun

delft (plural delfts)

A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.

Anagrams

• Feldt

Etymology

Proper noun

Delft

A city in South Holland, Netherlands.

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Noun

Delft (uncountable)

A style of blue and white earthenware.

Anagrams

• Feldt

Source: Wiktionary


Delft, n.

Definition: Same as Delftware.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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