SPODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Spode mean? 

• SPODE (noun)
  The noun SPODE has 2 senses:

1. English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)

2. a brand of fine English porcelain

  Familiarity information: SPODE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Josiah Spode; Spode

Instance hypernyms:

ceramicist; ceramist; potter; thrower (a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brand of fine English porcelain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Spode" is a kind of...):

porcelain (ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)