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Delft

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Delft  (dlft)
A city of southwest Netherlands southeast of The Hague. Chartered in 1246, it is noted for its fine pottery, which has been produced here since the 16th century. Population: 95,400.
delft  (dlft)
n.
1. A style of glazed earthenware, usually blue and white.
2. Pottery made in this style.
[After Delft (where it was first made).]
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Delft [dɛlft]
n
1. (Placename) a town in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province. Pop.: 91 941 (1994)
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Also called delftware tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft since the 17th century, typically having blue decoration on a white ground
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a similar earthenware made in England
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Noun1.Delftdelft - a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
earthenware - ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
Translations
delft [delft] N → porcelana f de Delft
delft
n → Delfter Fayencen pl


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The same idea was carried out in the cups and saucers of thick homely delft, and in the cream-jug of similar kind.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
But Boxtel, fearing that he might not arrive early enough, procured at Delft a box, lined all round with fresh moss, in which he packed the tulip.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
heart, or a shilling for a pair of chromolithographic pictures or delft figures to place on his mantelboard, suffered greater privation for the sake of possessing a work of art than the great landlord or shareholder who paid a thousand pounds, which he was too rich to miss, for a portrait that, like Hogarth's Jack Sheppard, was only interesting to students of criminal physiognomy.
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