Wedgwoodn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛdʒwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈwɛdʒˌwʊd/

Forms: Also incorrectly Wedgewood.

Etymology: < the name of Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95): see below.

a. Used attributively to designate the pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors at Etruria, Staffordshire. The best-known kinds are vases, plaques, medallions, etc., of fine clay lightly glazed, with classical designs in white relief on a blue or black ground.Sometimes spelt with lower-case initial. Now a proprietary name both in the U.K. (since 1876) and the U.S. (since 1906).

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > types of English pottery

Liverpool1750

Wedgwood1787

Mason1804

Plymouth1816

Rockingham1840

Leeds1863

Jackfield1866

Spode1869

Whieldon1869

Minton1871

Doulton1873

Toft1878

Lambeth1884

Wrotham1884

metropolitan1891

Astbury1904

Pratt1920

Malling1933

1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico iii. i. 55 She's..quite dark; but very elegant; like a—Wedgewood tea-pot.

1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 568 A piece of black Wedgwood-pottery.

1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 568 Wedgwood-ware.

1819 J. G. Children Ess. Chem. Anal. 374 A still simpler..method is to place the filters in a wedgewood basin on the sand bath.

1861 J. Gardner Househ. Med. 410 Two Wedgwood-ware mortars..and pestles to match.

1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6897 Solid jasper, that is the material now exclusively called Old Wedgwood Ware.

1873 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. 133 I sent Gladstone a Wedgwood medallion of my Father.

1876 Trade Marks Jrnl. 2 Aug. 325 Wedgwood. Godfrey Wedgwood..trading under the Firm of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons..Pottery Manufacturers... Pots. 2823. 28th Feb. 1876.

1906 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Dec. 1671/1 Wedgwood. Particular description of goods.—Porcelain, stoneware, and earthenware, including Jasper.

b. Used attributively and absol. to designate the blue colour which is characteristic of Wedgwood ware.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > other blues

mourning1709

Prussian blue1753

water blue1851

beryl-blue1881

Wedgwood1900

scale-blue1906

Nattier blue1912

whale-blue1946

1900 Bladud (Bath) 28 Mar. 6/3 You will recollect how many of the Christmas cards were wedgewood blue last year.

1900 Bladud (Bath) 28 Mar. 7/1 The wedgewood frock I have described.

1909 Daily Graphic 20 Oct. 13/2 Touches of cherry colour or Wedgwood blue insets of velvet.

1923 Daily Mail 19 Feb. 1 (advt.) Coloured Jap silks (36 inches wide)... In pink, coral, wedgwood, helio, [etc.].

1974 P. Dickinson Poison Oracle ii. 41 Her angry Wedgwood eyes held his.

c. n. = Wedgwood pottery or ware. Also, with plural, a piece or specimen of this.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > English pottery > by Wedgwood

Wedgwood1863

1863 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. 78 Wedgwoods are an unspeakable relief to me. I look over them every Sunday morning, and poke into all the little second-hand shops I pass in London, seeking medallions.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Mar. 3/1 Mr. Cornelius Cox's unique collection of wedgwood.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Mar. 6/3 The very choice collection of old Wedgwood belonging to the late Mr. W. D. Holt, of Liverpool.

2. Designating the scale of temperature used in the pyrometer invented by Josiah Wedgwood for testing the heat of kilns. The zero corresponds to 1077° F.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > specific scales

Fahrenheit thermometer1732

Fahrenheit scale1740

Fahrenheit1754

Réaumur scale1764

Celsius thermometer1781

Réaumur1785

Celsius1790

Celsius scale1790

R1806

Wedgwood1807

centigrade1812

absolute temperature scale1886

Kelvin scale1908

Rankine scale1931

Rankine temperature1938

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 510 Flint-glass melts at the temperature of 19° Wedgewood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wedgwood
释义	Wedgwoodn. Brit. /ˈwɛdʒwʊd/, U.S. /ˈwɛdʒˌwʊd/ Forms: Also incorrectly Wedgewood. Etymology: < the name of Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95): see below. 1. a. Used attributively to designate the pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors at Etruria, Staffordshire. The best-known kinds are vases, plaques, medallions, etc., of fine clay lightly glazed, with classical designs in white relief on a blue or black ground.Sometimes spelt with lower-case initial. Now a proprietary name both in the U.K. (since 1876) and the U.S. (since 1906). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > types of English pottery Liverpool1750 Wedgwood1787 Mason1804 Plymouth1816 Rockingham1840 Leeds1863 Jackfield1866 Spode1869 Whieldon1869 Minton1871 Doulton1873 Toft1878 Lambeth1884 Wrotham1884 metropolitan1891 Astbury1904 Pratt1920 Malling1933 1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico iii. i. 55 She's..quite dark; but very elegant; like a—Wedgewood tea-pot. 1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 568 A piece of black Wedgwood-pottery. 1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 568 Wedgwood-ware. 1819 J. G. Children Ess. Chem. Anal. 374 A still simpler..method is to place the filters in a wedgewood basin on the sand bath. 1861 J. Gardner Househ. Med. 410 Two Wedgwood-ware mortars..and pestles to match. 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6897 Solid jasper, that is the material now exclusively called Old Wedgwood Ware. 1873 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. 133 I sent Gladstone a Wedgwood medallion of my Father. 1876 Trade Marks Jrnl. 2 Aug. 325 Wedgwood. Godfrey Wedgwood..trading under the Firm of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons..Pottery Manufacturers... Pots. 2823. 28th Feb. 1876. 1906 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Dec. 1671/1 Wedgwood. Particular description of goods.—Porcelain, stoneware, and earthenware, including Jasper. b. Used attributively and absol. to designate the blue colour which is characteristic of Wedgwood ware. ΘΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > other blues mourning1709 Prussian blue1753 water blue1851 beryl-blue1881 Wedgwood1900 scale-blue1906 Nattier blue1912 whale-blue1946 1900 Bladud (Bath) 28 Mar. 6/3 You will recollect how many of the Christmas cards were wedgewood blue last year. 1900 Bladud (Bath) 28 Mar. 7/1 The wedgewood frock I have described. 1909 Daily Graphic 20 Oct. 13/2 Touches of cherry colour or Wedgwood blue insets of velvet. 1923 Daily Mail 19 Feb. 1 (advt.) Coloured Jap silks (36 inches wide)... In pink, coral, wedgwood, helio, [etc.]. 1974 P. Dickinson Poison Oracle ii. 41 Her angry Wedgwood eyes held his. c. n. = Wedgwood pottery or ware. Also, with plural, a piece or specimen of this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > English pottery > by Wedgwood Wedgwood1863 1863 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) II. 78 Wedgwoods are an unspeakable relief to me. I look over them every Sunday morning, and poke into all the little second-hand shops I pass in London, seeking medallions. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Mar. 3/1 Mr. Cornelius Cox's unique collection of wedgwood. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Mar. 6/3 The very choice collection of old Wedgwood belonging to the late Mr. W. D. Holt, of Liverpool. 2. Designating the scale of temperature used in the pyrometer invented by Josiah Wedgwood for testing the heat of kilns. The zero corresponds to 1077° F. ΘΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > specific scales Fahrenheit thermometer1732 Fahrenheit scale1740 Fahrenheit1754 Réaumur scale1764 Celsius thermometer1781 Réaumur1785 Celsius1790 Celsius scale1790 R1806 Wedgwood1807 centigrade1812 absolute temperature scale1886 Kelvin scale1908 Rankine scale1931 Rankine temperature1938 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 510 Flint-glass melts at the temperature of 19° Wedgewood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1787
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