pâte tendre
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pâte tendre
Borrowed into English from French around 1860–65
Example Sentences
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All along the whole length of the table were placed, at regular intervals, the groups of pâte tendre representing the Hunt.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
Founded by M. Maximilien de Bettignies in 1815, for the manufacture of pâte tendre porcelain like the old Sèvres.
From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers
This is easily understood when you recall that at the beginning the only clays the French knew anything about were pâte tendre clays.
From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett
Much of the other French china, however—dainty, exquisite, and artistic as it is, is pâte tendre.
From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett
Soft paste china, or pâte tendre, as it is called, was made at St. Cloud as early as 1695, and some of it was very beautiful.
From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett
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