Delft — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands known for its production of blue and white pottery.

2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Noun

1. Blue and white earthenware produced in Delft, Netherlands.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

   More examples (1)

   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 enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.