Spode
china or porcelain manufactured by the Spodes or the firm they established.
Spode
1 American
[spohd]
/ spoʊd /
Trademark.
Spode
2
American
[spohd]
/ spoʊd /
noun
spode
British
/ spəʊd /
noun
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Michael Escolme, manager of the Spode Museum, praised Kawakami-Shotton's efforts to broaden their reach.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bertie says when he first hears about Spode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
As for who or what Eulalie is, and why it reduces Spode to jelly, you’ll have to read the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
The firm was founded in 1770 by Josiah Spode who is often credited with developing the formula for fine bone china.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022
More or less independent later experiments in France and England led to Sevres, Wedgwood, and Spode porcelains.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Restrained in their comments, visitors wandered from booth to booth smiling pleasantly at dealers, murmuring: "Nice bit of spode," "I question that settle," "Lovely chair, but the patina is gone."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Compared to the San Francisco mud race this year where I rode like a spode, the track tonight almost seemed dream-like," said Langston.
From Time Magazine Archive
I got a pretty bad start but I worked my way up to seventh because I'm a spode!
From Time Magazine Archive
Sheffield they gave, a grievous load, And Chelsea, flower'd and spruce, And antique thingummies in spode; The only thing that none bestowed Was anything of use.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 by Various
The old spode platter that reposed almost forgotten on the top shelf of a closet may come into its own on the Welsh dresser of your dining room.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman
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