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WEDGWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Wedgwood mean? 

WEDGWOOD (noun)
  The noun WEDGWOOD has 2 senses:

1. English potter (1730-1795)play

2. a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue backgroundplay

  Familiarity information: WEDGWOOD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEDGWOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English potter (1730-1795)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Josiah Wedgwood; Wedgwood

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 type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

clayware; pottery (ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln)

Domain usage:

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


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