stoneware

[ stohn-wair ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌwɛər /

a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.

Origin of stoneware

First recorded in 1675–85; stone + ware¹

Stoneware is equally opaque, but it is as hard as porcelain.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden
In stoneware jugs with classic figures in relief he set the fashion for half a century.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden
Mr. Maloney has pointed out that a margin of 150°F. is sufficient to make the difference between earthenware and stoneware.

Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology |Ivor Noel Hume
The manufactures of the town are principally hosiery and lace, and various kinds of stoneware.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 |Various

The hydrochloric acid is condensed in stoneware pipes connected with towers packed with coke or stoneware.

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith

stoneware

/ (ˈstəʊnˌwɛə) /

a hard opaque pottery, fired at a very high temperature

made of stoneware