Worcester china

American  

Trademark.

1. a soft-paste porcelain containing very little clay or none at all, made at Worcester, England, since 1751.

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Worcester china British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: Worcester.  porcelain articles made in Worcester (England) from 1751 in a factory that became, in 1862, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company

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Etymology

Origin of Worcester china

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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Worcester china

He was in a fit of admiration with everything he saw, the antique homeliness of the parlors, the lavender on the window sills, the Worcester china on the table.

From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Then think of the blue of a mid-day sky, Of the sea, and the hills, and a Scotchman's eye; Of peacock's feathers, forget-me-nots, Worcester china and "jap" tea-pots.

From Verses for Children and Songs for Music by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

She borrowed some books from Mr. Freeman, and after a brief study of their contents began to talk glibly of the Sheraton and Heppelwhite periods, Adams chimney-pieces, and soft paste Worcester china.

From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela

Who is there who has not heard of "Old Worcester" china?

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

Recently, the Quartermaster Corps of the Army turned over to the White House for the china collection some pieces of Royal Worcester china used in the house at the time of President Lincoln’s occupancy.

From White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology by Klapthor, Margaret Brown