Wedg·wood (w j w d ) A trademark used for a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors. |
| Wedgwood, Josiah 1730-1795. British potter who improved the materials and processes of pottery. The wares from his factory (founded 1759) are among the finest examples of British earthenware and neoclassical vases. |
Wedgwood [ˈwɛdʒwʊd]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics)™
a. pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories
b. such pottery having applied classical decoration in white on a blue or other coloured ground
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) relating to or characteristic of such pottery Wedgwood blue
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| Noun | 1. |  Wedgwood - English potter (1730-1795) |
| 2. |  Wedgwood - a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue backgroundtrademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product |
Translations
Wedgwood®
n → Wedgwood nt; Wedgwood blue → wedgwoodblau
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