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potiche

American  
[poh-teesh, paw-teesh] / poʊˈtiʃ, pɔˈtiʃ /

noun

plural

potiches

  1. a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.

potiche British  
/ pɒˈtiːʃ /

noun

  1. a tall vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a round or polygonal body that narrows towards the neck and a detached lid or cover

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Etymology

Origin of potiche

1890–95; < French; akin to pot 1

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For I have lived long enough to learn that the monstrous and outlandish figure, the magot chinois whom I believed to be but a memorial of our forefathers’ mental aberration, that grotesque potiche, works! 

From Notes on Life and Letters by Conrad, Joseph

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