delft

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”).
2. A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.

   “The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could […] keep them dry.”

3. (uncountable)Blue and white earthenware produced in Delft, Netherlands.

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

   “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.”

name

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