redware

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[ red-wair ]
/ ˈrɛdˌwɛər /

noun

an early American earthenware made from red clay.

Origin of redware

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First recorded in 1790–1800; red1 + ware1

Words nearby redware

reduplicative, reduviid, reduviidae, redux, reduzate, redware, redwing, redwood, redwood city, redwood national park, redwood seconds

Definition for redware (2 of 2)

redware 2
[ red-wair ]
/ ˈrɛdˌwɛər /

noun

a large brown seaweed, Laminaria digitata, common off northern Atlantic coasts.

Origin of redware

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1700–10; red1 + dial. ware (Middle English; Old English wār seaweed; see wire)

Example sentences from the Web for redware

  • “Sarah, he will not go,” cried Lady 167 Redware, as her friend entered the room.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

  • He had also a fresh, pressing anxiety to see his sister, who was Lady of Redware Manor.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

  • At the same hour the same kind of mental thunder-storm was prevailing over 166 all common-sense at Redware Hall.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

  • I remember one day at Redware being sharply requested to keep silence on that subject.

    A Rose of a Hundred Leaves |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for redware

redware
/ (ˈrɛdˌwɛə) /

noun

another name for kelp (def. 1)