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Worcester china
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a soft-paste porcelain containing very little clay or none at all, made at Worcester, England, since 1751.
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Also called Royal Worcester, Worcester porcelain .
Origin of Worcester china
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby Worcester china
woo-woo, woozy, wop, wop-wops, Worcester, Worcester china, Worcester sauce, Worcestershire, Worcestershire sauce, Worcs, word
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How to use Worcester china in a sentence
I have had very kind letters about it, and Mrs. L. sent me a sweet little girl dressed in pink—a bit of Worcester China!
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. EdenBut it is the same with old Worcester china, where the original prices were a tenth of what is paid now.
Chats on Old Sheffield Plate|Arthur Hayden
British Dictionary definitions for Worcester china
Worcester china
Worcester porcelain
noun
porcelain articles made in Worcester (England) from 1751 in a factory that became, in 1862, the Royal Worcester Porcelain CompanySometimes shortened to: Worcester
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