Sè·vres (s v r )n. A fine French porcelain, often elaborately decorated. [After Sèvres, a city of north-central France.] |
Sèvres (French) [sɛvrə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) porcelain ware manufactured at Sèvres, near Paris, from 1756, characterized by the use of clear colours and elaborate decorative detail
Sè•vres (ˈsɛ vrə)
n.
1. a suburb of Paris in N France. 21,296.
2. Also, Sè′vres ware`. the porcelain made in this suburb since 1756.
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