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netherlands | delft |

netherlands

English

(wikipedia Netherlands)

Proper noun

  • A country in northwestern Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    • Synonyms

    * Holland (although "Holland" mainly applies to the provinces of in Dutch, in English it is often a proper synonym for the entire nation.)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Netherlands. The correct word to describe embassies and consulates of the country.

    • Synonyms

    * Dutch

    See also

    * * * English words prefixed with nether-

    delft

    English

    Etymology 1

    After the Dutch city of Delft.

    Noun

    (-)
  • A style of blue and white earthenware.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft , and here and there a bas-relief.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=3 citation , passage=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.}}

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.
  • * Ray
    • The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could keep them dry.
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