Sèvres

[ se-vruh; English sev-ruh, sev ]

noun

1. a suburb of Paris in N France.
2. Also Sèvres ware. the porcelain made in this suburb since 1756.

Sèvres

/ sɛvrə /

noun

1. porcelain ware manufactured at Sèvres, near Paris, from 1756, characterized by the use of clear colours and elaborate decorative detail

Example Sentences

He took me into his “prize room,” a shed filled with silver cups and trophies, Sèvres porcelain sent by presidents, framed accolades and other tributes to the greatness of his blue-white-and-red Bresse chickens, symbols of a certain France that endures, but only just.

From New York Times

With the Ottoman Empire’s collapse after World War I, the Kurds were promised an independent homeland in the 1920 Treaty of Sevres.

From Seattle Times

Decisions must be made soon, says Patrizia Tavella, who leads the time department at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France.

From Scientific American

Gewgaws were as much an inspiration to him as the superlative workshops of Sèvres or Fragonard’s studio.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re attributed to sculptor and Sèvres porcelain designer Etienne-Maurice Falconet, best known for his colossal, 1782 bronze statue of Peter the Great on rearing horseback in St. Petersburg, Russia.

From Los Angeles Times