GombroonGomroonn.
/ɡɒmˈbruːn//ɡɒmˈruːn/ A kind of Persian pottery, imitated in Chelsea ware.
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Gombroon1698
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majolica1851
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 331 Gombroon Ware, made of Earth, the best, next China.
1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 139 The Gomron Ware.
1880 Daily News 13 Apr. 5/1 The year 1695 is authoritatively given for the appearance of the Chelsea pottery known as Gomroon.
1885 Middleton in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 621/2 The main varieties of this Perso-Chinese ware are the following. (1) A sort of semi-porcelain, called by English dealers, quite without reason, ‘Gombroon ware’, which is pure white and semi-transparent.
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