delft
[dɛɫft]
noun 3name 2
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2VERB + DELFT
surmounted
PREP.
with
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noun
1
Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”).
noun
1
A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.
The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could […] keep them dry.
name
1
A city in South Holland, Netherlands known for its production of blue and white pottery.
2
A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
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The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could […] keep them dry.
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Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft, and here and there a bas-relief.
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Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high
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