breakables
Handle with care
Breakables are fragile items that can easily be broken—glassware, ceramics, delicate ornaments.
The term typically appears when such objects need protection or removal: Pack the breakables carefully, Keep breakables away from the toddler.
Moving companies and parents of young children use the word most.
Ordered-atom solid
- stemwareFooted drinking glasses
- gobletsStemmed drinking vessels
- tumblersStemless drinking glasses
- decantersOrnamental serving vessels
vases · pitchers · carafes · wineglasses · champagne flutes · highballs · snifters · mirrors
Fired clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
teacups · saucers · plates · bowls · figurines · vases · tiles · terracotta
Easily broken or damaged
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- gentleSoft and kind
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
wrapping · bubble wrap · packing · crating · cushioning · shipping · moving · stacking
Objects passed through family lines
- antiquesValuable old items
- collectiblesItems people amass
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
decanters · vases · pitchers · carafes · wineglasses · champagne flutes · highballs · snifters · mirrors · windowpanes
pottery
Fired clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
china · teacups · saucers · plates · bowls · figurines · vases · tiles · terracotta · faience
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
padding · wrapping · bubble wrap · packing · crating · cushioning · shipping · moving · stacking · storing
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- antiquesValuable old items
- collectiblesItems people amass
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
sculptures · chandeliers · baccarat · cloisonné · jade carvings
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- special cargohazardous materials, dangerous goods, perishables, live animals, fragile goods
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity