"greenware" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greenwares [plural]
Etymology: From green + -ware. From the concept that it is not yet "ripe" but rather needs time to age before being ready. Etymology templates: {{af|en|green|-ware|id2=substance, kind, or use}} green + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} greenware (usually uncountable, plural greenwares)
  1. (ceramics, usually uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (unfired pottery): aihio (Finnish), Rohware [feminine] (German), 그린웨어 (geurinweeo) (Korean), неви́палена кера́міка (nevýpalena kerámika) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-greenware-en-noun-rrMA1pV9 Categories (other): Ceramics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (substance, kind, or use): 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 83 17 Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'unfired pottery': 65 35
  2. (ceramics, rare) A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-greenware-en-noun-S5sTjBAb Categories (other): Ceramics Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: earthenware, greenbody, stoneware

Inflected forms

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