delft

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see also: Delft

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: [dɛɫft]

Noun

delft (uncountable)

1. A style of blue and white earthenware.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 39

     Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft, and here and there a bas-relief.

Noun

delft (plural delfts)

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.

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Delft

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Proper noun

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality in South Holland, Netherlands.

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