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Spode

Spode

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A brand of fine English porcelain used for plates and cups
  • proper noun
: Spode
  • She lifted the Spode tureen's lid, started to stick in her hand, and drew back.
  • Spode tureen
  • Spode platter
  • Spode china

Examples

  • Each Monday during the winter, he continued to lay money in the Spode tureen.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Uncle John left what Aunt Rose called his "donation" in the Spode tureen.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Now, over here is the dining room... ...with a big bay window and a cupboard for my grandmother's Spode china.

  • I have always liked Spode's Blue Room collection, and I have four or more of their mugs/cups in my collection.

    Blog text (24)
  • Is it Spode?

  • Spode and Waterford in the breakfront.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Thank God, he could now do without the elaborate trades among his academic pals in Jensen silver, Spode, or Quimper.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • "Mine's out and it makes me want to throw up, although that may be because I'm stuck with the butt-ugly Dysart Spode." "I love looking at my dishes," Margie said sadly over her coffee, which was not news to the rest of the table.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The antique shop had a display case filled with beautiful pieces of Spode porcelain.

  • She admired the intricate floral design on her beloved Spode teapot.

Synonyms

porcelain
vsSpode
25 4.3

A hard white clay people make dishes, cups, and vases from

is a British maker that produces this material with high quality and traditional designs

Surface Forms

Spode main

Etymology

Spode is the family name of Josiah Spode, the potter who started a famous English factory that made fine 'china' in the 1700s, so imagine his name stamped on a beautiful plate. That's why Spode today means a brand of high-quality English 'porcelain'.