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Shovelware is a term for individual video games or software bundles known more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness. [1]The metaphor implies that the creators showed little care for the quality of the original software, as if the new compilation or version had been created by indiscriminately adding titles "by the shovel" in the same way someone would shovel ...
WARE, an AM radio station licensed to Ware, Massachusetts; Ware people, an ethnic group in Tanzania; Wares (musical group), a Canadian music group; Ware Group, a covert American communist organization; Ware F.C., a Hertfordshire-based football team; Ware Opening, an uncommon chess opening
Jian ware tea bowl with "hare's fur" glaze, southern Song dynasty, 12th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art (see below) [1] Stoneware is a broad term for pottery fired at a relatively high temperature. [2] A modern definition is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or non-refractory fire clay.
ware-ware: われわれ 我々 formal both Mostly used when speaking on behalf of a company or group. ware-ra: われら 我等 informal both Used in literary style. ware is never used with -tachi. hei-sha: へいしゃ 弊社 formal and humble both Used when representing one's own company. From a Sino-Japanese word meaning "low company" or ...
Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. Usually described as stoneware , [ 2 ] it has an unglazed matte "biscuit" finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the most common and best known is a pale blue that has become known as " Wedgwood blue ".
Historic pewter, faience and glass tableware. In recent centuries, flatware is commonly made of ceramic materials such as earthenware, stoneware, bone china or porcelain.The popularity of ceramics is at least partially due to the use of glazes as these ensure the ware is impermeable, reduce the adherence of pollutants and ease washing.
A type of porcelain characterised by low thermal expansion, high mechanical strength and high chemical resistance. Used for laboratory ware, such as evaporating dishes and reaction vessels. [5] China clay Synonym for kaolin: a raw material for many types of clay body, and is the main clay for porcelain. [6] China stone
Holloware (mostly in American English) or hollow-ware [1] is tableware that forms a vessel or container of some kind, as opposed to flatware such as plates. [2] Examples include sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, hot food covers, and jugs. It may be in pottery, metals such as silver, iron, glass or plastic.