Delft

delft English Etymology Borrowed from en nl Delft. en delved. Pronunciation en /ˈdɛlft/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Delft.wav Southern England Proper noun en city p/South Holland c/Netherlands known for its production of blue and white pottery. en municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands. Derived terms en delft Delftware Noun - Blue and white earthenware produced in Delft, Netherlands. chapter 39 Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft, and here and there a bas-relief. 3 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. Anagrams en deflt Feldt en terms derived from toponyms Dutch nl: Etymology First attested as delf in 1130-1157. From nl dum delft, from earlier dum delf, derived from a hydronym derived from nl dum delven dig, excavate. Pronunciation nl /dɛlft/ nl Nl-Delft.ogg nl Delft nl ɛlft Proper noun n nl Delft city/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands nl Kabbelgat<qq:Carnival nickname> nl Abtswoude Klein-Delfgauw Derived terms nl Delftenaar Delfts Delfgauw Delfland Delfshaven Hof van Delft Related terms nl delven References delft