Minton

/ ˈmɪntən /

noun

1. 1. fine-quality porcelain ware produced in Stoke-on-Trent since 1793

   2. ( as modifier )

      Minton plate

Word History and Origins

Origin of Minton¹

C19: named after Thomas Minton (1765–1836), English potter

Example Sentences

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the future of the transatlantic alliance and Ukraine in the wake of the UN resolution votes with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist; the House GOP’s budget resolution and the reconciliation process; and the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive moves against the press.

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A few days after Minton was savagely murdered by someone with an axe, Huffman was arrested carrying a sack of cash and part of Minton’s brain.

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"My shopping list is things that have a competition," said Kazzy Minton, 63, from Freshwater East, Pembrokeshire.

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Constitutional experts and law professors Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw were his second broadcast's guests, following the editor-in-chief of The Economist, Zanny Minton Beddoes, who joined him for his first show back in the host’s chair.

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The MTA intends to appeal, spokesperson Tim Minton told WPIX-TV, which first reported the judgment.

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