Zurichn.

Brit.

/ˈz(j)ʊərɪk/,

/ˈtsjʊərɪx/, U.S.

/ˈzurɪk/

Inflections: Also Zürich;

Forms: also Zürich.

Etymology: < Zurich (German Zürich), the name of a city on Lake Zurich in Switzerland.

a. Used attributively to designate porcelain manufactured in Zurich in the eighteenth century.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > European porcelain

Nuremberg1617

St. Cloud1721

Dresden1735

Limoges1844

Capo di Monte1850

Frankenthal1863

Zurich1870

Rosenthal1898

Copenhagen1911

1870 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 18 Feb. (1911) I. 71 Crispin still possessed the Zurich cups we saw there two years ago.

1875 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 26 Feb. (1911) I. 360 Some very pretty Zurich écuelles.

1897 Chaffers's Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 8) 530 Mr. H. Angst..has the most important collection of Zurich porcelain known.

1949 W. B. Honey European Ceramic Art 42 Zurich porcelain at its best shows a belated Rococo and a rare beauty of colour.

1981 Times 25 May 10/5 Among features in the sale..were..Zurich porcelains.

1981 Times 25 May 10/5 £3,721, for an attractive Zurich hunting group of about 1770.

b. Zurich gnome n. see gnome n.² 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money-dealer > capitalist or financier > international

gnome1964

Zurich gnome1970

zaitech1986

1970 K. Giles Death in Church vii. 168 I arranged to ‘buy’ it from our Swiss agent, a nice Zurich gnome.

1972 D. Lees Zodiac 11 I certainly wasn't going to break up the Zurich gnome's marriage—not even for money.

1981 ‘D. Jordan’ Double Red ii. 14 Those who really believe in Zürich gnomes and see in each day's gold fixing the action of some giant hidden hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zurich
释义	Zurichn. Brit. /ˈz(j)ʊərɪk/, /ˈtsjʊərɪx/, U.S. /ˈzurɪk/ Inflections: Also Zürich; Forms: also Zürich. Etymology: < Zurich (German Zürich), the name of a city on Lake Zurich in Switzerland. a. Used attributively to designate porcelain manufactured in Zurich in the eighteenth century. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > European porcelain Nuremberg1617 St. Cloud1721 Dresden1735 Limoges1844 Capo di Monte1850 Frankenthal1863 Zurich1870 Rosenthal1898 Copenhagen1911 1870 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 18 Feb. (1911) I. 71 Crispin still possessed the Zurich cups we saw there two years ago. 1875 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 26 Feb. (1911) I. 360 Some very pretty Zurich écuelles. 1897 Chaffers's Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 8) 530 Mr. H. Angst..has the most important collection of Zurich porcelain known. 1949 W. B. Honey European Ceramic Art 42 Zurich porcelain at its best shows a belated Rococo and a rare beauty of colour. 1981 Times 25 May 10/5 Among features in the sale..were..Zurich porcelains. 1981 Times 25 May 10/5 £3,721, for an attractive Zurich hunting group of about 1770. b. Zurich gnome n. see gnome n.² 1c. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money-dealer > capitalist or financier > international gnome1964 Zurich gnome1970 zaitech1986 1970 K. Giles Death in Church vii. 168 I arranged to ‘buy’ it from our Swiss agent, a nice Zurich gnome. 1972 D. Lees Zodiac 11 I certainly wasn't going to break up the Zurich gnome's marriage—not even for money. 1981 ‘D. Jordan’ Double Red ii. 14 Those who really believe in Zürich gnomes and see in each day's gold fixing the action of some giant hidden hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870
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