Wedgwood

[ wej-wood ]

/ ˈwɛdʒˌwʊd /

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noun

Josiah, 1730–95, English potter.

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

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How to use Wedgwood in a sentence

The English potter and ceramist Josiah Wedgwood loved the meander.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 9, 2012|Nicholas Mancusi, Malcolm Jones|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On January 29, 1839, Miss Emma Wedgwood became Mrs. Emma Darwin.
The Science of When to Get Married|Hannah Seligson|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The clay used by Mr. Wedgwood to make his pyrometric test, run in a few seconds into a white enamel.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
The most marked advance was due to one man—Josiah Wedgwood, who was born to the trade in 1730.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various

Stoke is situate in the county of Stafford, and has a great porcelain manufactory founded by Wedgwood.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
But M. Renan assigns to it not less importance than Mr. Wedgwood and Mr. Farrar.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
Wedgwood, though too far off to be a member, was intimate with Darwin and associated in various enterprises with Boulton.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for Wedgwood (1 of 2)

Wedgwood¹

/ (ˈwɛdʒwʊd) /

noun

trademark

pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories
such pottery having applied classical decoration in white on a blue or other coloured ground

adjective

relating to or characteristic of such potteryWedgwood blue

British Dictionary definitions for Wedgwood (2 of 2)

Wedgwood²

/ (ˈwɛdʒwʊd) /

noun

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

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