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Limoges

[ li-mohzh; French lee-mawzh ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Haute Vienne, in south central France.
  2. Also called Limoges ware. a type of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges.


Limoges

/ limɔʒ; lɪˈməʊʒ /

noun

  1. a city in S central France, on the Vienne River: a centre of the porcelain industry since the 18th century. Pop: 133 968 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

When they do dine, the Hitchcocks sometimes use Limoges china marked “Plaza Athénée.”

After lunch one day, Hollande drove her back to her hotel in Limoges (he was headed to Tulle) and confessed his love.

A certain foreign contractor at Limoges was ruined by the famine of 1770.

At noon on this day we had a conference with the Chamber of Commerce of Limoges.

We visited the celebrated Haviland plant at Limoges, and met Geo.

At one time she used Limoges, at another Morvilliers or Sens, in her secret intrigues.

On approaching Limoges on the Vienne, they learned that the Germans had crossed the river and were but two leagues distant.

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