porcelain ware, esp delicate and elegantly decorative objects and figures of high quality, made at Meissen, near Dresden, since 1710
Dresden china in American English
noun
porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710
Also called: Dresden porcelain, Dresden ware, Meissen porcelain
Word origin
[1725–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: amorphous, collapse, hairline, roulette, snowflake