crockery B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈkrɑkəri/ UK /ˈkrɒkəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items used for serving and eating food The crockery was neatly arranged on the dining table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · plates, dishes, cups, and... tablewaredinnerwaredishwareplateschina More ceramicsporcelainearthenwarestonewarepottery Etymology AI details From Old English crock ("pot; vessel") plus the noun-forming suffix -ery; via Middle English crockerie ("earthenware") into Modern English crockery ("tableware made of earthenware"). Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crockery **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɑkəri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒkəri/ ## Meanings 1. plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items used for serving and eating food ## Examples - The crockery was neatly arranged on the dining table. ## Synonyms - tableware - dinnerware - dishware - plates - china - ceramics - porcelain - earthenware - stoneware - pottery ## Etymology From Old English crock ("pot; vessel") plus the noun-forming suffix -ery; via Middle English crockerie ("earthenware") into Modern English crockery ("tableware made of earthenware"). ## AI Etymology Crockery comes from Old English crock ("pot; vessel") plus the noun-forming suffix -ery; via Middle English crockerie ("earthenware") into Modern English crockery ("tableware made of earthenware"). In current use it is a noun meaning "plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items used for serving and eating food". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown