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Worcester china

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  1. a soft-paste porcelain containing very little clay or none at all, made at Worcester, England, since 1751.


Worcester china

noun

  1. porcelain articles made in Worcester (England) from 1751 in a factory that became, in 1862, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company Sometimes shortened toWorcester


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Worcester china1

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

I have had very kind letters about it, and Mrs. L. sent me a sweet little girl dressed in pink—a bit of Worcester China!

But it is the same with old Worcester china, where the original prices were a tenth of what is paid now.

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