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[dɛlft], (Noun)
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- English or Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, typically decorated by hand in blue on a white background
(e.g: walls covered with delft tiles)
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Origin
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late 17th century (originally Delf ware): see Delft, where the pottery originated
[dɛlft], (Noun)
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- a town in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland; population 96,168 (2008). The home of the painters Pieter de Hooch and Jan Vermeer, it is noted for its pottery
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originally Delf, from Dutch delf ‘ditch’, still the name of the town's main canal
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