Wedgwood

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
  2. 2
    The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.
Noun
  1. 1
    a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background wordnet

Etymology

From Old English wice (“wych elm”) + wudu (“wood”).

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