Wedgwood

[ wej-wood ]

noun

1. Josiah, 1730–95, English potter.
2. Trademark. a brand of ceramic ware made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors.

Wedgwood

¹

/ ˈwɛdʒwʊd /

noun

1. 1. pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories
   2. such pottery having applied classical decoration in white on a blue or other coloured ground

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of such pottery

   Wedgwood blue

Wedgwood

²

/ ˈwɛdʒwʊd /

noun

1. WedgwoodJosiah17301795MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: potterBUSINESS: industrialist Josiah. 1730–95, British potter and industrialist, who founded several pottery works near Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire

Example Sentences

Those opinions could affect how Wedgwood and other Seattle areas grow, because the city is collecting input right now about a major update of its Comprehensive Plan — its road map for the next 20 years.

From Seattle Times

Works from companies including Royal Doulton and Wedgwood were created there, and, from 1894, there was also a firm named after the location.

From BBC

A year ago, I noticed the first one: a QFC sign in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood had been ripped right off the wood, leaving an eerie “ghost sign” imprint underneath.

From Seattle Times

Thai of Wedgwood in Wedgwood: This neighborhood spot, owned by Gina and Paul Asavarahapun, closed at the end of October after 26 years when the landlord terminated the lease.

From Seattle Times

She says that cousin marriage was once common among the white British population too, citing the case of Charles Darwin, who married his first cousin Emma Wedgwood.

From BBC