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Spode

¹ American

[spohd] / spoʊd /

Trademark.

china or porcelain manufactured by the Spodes or the firm they established.

Spode ² American

[spohd] / spoʊd /

noun

Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.

spode British

/ spəʊd /

noun

(sometimes capital) china or porcelain manufactured by Josiah Spode, English potter (1754–1827), or his company

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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

He said he had a "particular interest in Spode with its history of design continuity over hundreds of years".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022

Spode, also known as Lord Sidcup, is suspected of colluding with Britain’s soon-to-be enemies.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Its tech-based success story looms large in a city once dominated by its potteries, such as Wedgwood, Spode and Royal Doulton.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2018

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

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