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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

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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!

  • But it is the same with old Worcester china, where the original prices were a tenth of what is paid now.

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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