crockery
pronunciation
How to pronounce crockery in British English:
UK [ˈkrɒkəri]
How to pronounce crockery in American English:
US [ˈkrɑkəri]
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- Noun:
- tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
Word Origin
- crockery (n.)
- "earthen vessels collectively," 1719 (in crockery-ware); see crock + -ery.
Example
- 1. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger , the box was full of crockery , much of it broken .
- 2. For the royal weddings of the past , the celebratory crockery and linen in shops was starchy and deferential .
- 3. Nanotechnology is giving products enhanced features , such as bandages that help heal cuts , engines that run more efficiently and crockery that cleans more easily .
- 4. A run he hit in the 1923 world series against the giants was described by an awed sportswriter as " a wallop that sounded like a barrel of crockery being pushed down the stairs " .
- 5. They line the sides of narrow corridors , their doorways overflowing with bales of wire , crockery , wrenches , lights , cutlery , pens , toys , tools , ornaments for the world 's holidaymakers and even newly manufactured middle eastern " antiques " .