Dresden china

American  

noun

1. porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.

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Dresden china British  

noun

1. porcelain ware, esp delicate and elegantly decorative objects and figures of high quality, made at Meissen, near Dresden, since 1710

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Etymology

Origin of Dresden china

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

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Dresden china

He remembers the houses with high ceilings, Dresden china chandeliers and suits of armor in the corners; the men in creaking shirts; the Sunday roasts; the Harvard-Yale football games; the bustling of supernumeraries.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

"She was like a bit of Dresden china, a friendly, intelligent, perfectly mannered little lady."

From Time Magazine Archive

His father was "so fat he could not lean over"; his mother was "a piece of frail Dresden china."

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a large Chippendale mirror, undoubtedly valuable, over the white marble mantelpiece, upon which were three great vases of blue Worcester and some Dresden china figures.

From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald

The object of them looked this evening more than ever like a Dresden china shepherdess, and sparkled all over her pretty face as Gerald came up to her.

From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus