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delft

  • n  a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration

  • The studio's delft-inspired mantel clock, painted with critters, or its crystal-studded table lamp would probably be a better fit for most homes.
Quotes

  • Lee Kuan Yew in International Herald Tribune
    We are already in consultations with Delft in Holland to learn how we can build dikes,said Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister, in an interview last Friday.
  • Gerry Adams in BBC News
    Mr Adams said Mr Murphy was "a safe pair of hands for the British Labour government here but he didn't break any Delft over the matters affecting us."

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