Wedgwood

English
Example of Wedgwood ceramic ware

Etymology

Old English wice (“wych elm”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Wedgwood

  1. An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
  2. Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.
  3. (ceramics) The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by this potter, and the company that bears his name.

See also
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