Wedgwood

[wej-wood]

noun

1. Josiah, 1730–95, English potter.

2. Trademark.,  a brand of ceramic ware made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors.

Wedgwood

¹

/ ˈwɛdʒwʊd /

noun

1. 1. pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories

   2. such pottery having applied classical decoration in white on a blue or other coloured ground

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of such pottery

   Wedgwood blue

Wedgwood

²

/ ˈwɛdʒwʊd /

noun

1. Josiah. 1730–95, British potter and industrialist, who founded several pottery works near Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire

Example Sentences

A message to prospective visitors on the World of Wedgwood site stated factory tours were suspended until 5 January, but other on-site experiences remained open.

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The book tells how successful she was at boosting sales as an ambassador for Waterford Wedgwood, then owned by Tony O'Reilly.

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The father of evolution Charles Darwin married his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood.

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Those opinions could affect how Wedgwood and other Seattle areas grow, because the city is collecting input right now about a major update of its Comprehensive Plan — its road map for the next 20 years.

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Works from companies including Royal Doulton and Wedgwood were created there, and, from 1894, there was also a firm named after the location.

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