1. a hard, durable type of pottery made from clay fired at high temperatures

Examples

• The kitchen was filled with beautiful blue stoneware dishes.
• She collected vintage stoneware crocks and jugs.
• The potter specialized in making stoneware bowls and mugs.
• Stoneware is more durable than regular earthenware pottery.
• The restaurant served soup in heavy stoneware bowls.
• My grandmother’s stoneware cookie jar sat on the counter for decades.