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usually uncountable, plural greenwares
(ceramics, usually uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable. quotations examples
Greenware needs to be cleaned and then fired to bisque.
1991, Irene Wittig, The Clay Canvas, page 9
(ceramics, rare) A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze. quotations
Other kilns in Shaanxi and Henan and other provinces in the North, like Shanxi and Shandong, also produced greenwares during the Song period.
1983, Yaw Lu, Mary Tregear, Song Ceramics, page 5