Sèvres

American  

[se-vr^uh, sev-ruh, sev] / ˈsɛ vrə, ˈsɛv rə, sɛv /

noun

1. a suburb of Paris in N France.

2. Also Sèvres ware the porcelain made in this suburb since 1756.

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Sèvres British  

/ sɛvrə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The conspicuous consumption in “The Queen of Sparkle” section includes her diamond brooch and pendant, and her jewelry chest, made by Martin Carlin in 1770, whose adornment of Sèvres porcelain set a trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

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 • Jan. 26, 2023

The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres partitioned the empire, leaving the Ottomans with control over only Istanbul and Thrace.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

New York’s list of 60 works of 18th-century European decorative arts and design has been drastically cut to San Marino’s 19, now padded with a big display of the Huntington’s own Sèvres dinner set.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Oh! it will be very fine; all my best of everything—crystal, silver and gold, Sèvres, flowers, music, and champagne to swim in.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin