Coalport

noun

Coal·​port

ˈkōlˌpōrt,

-pȯrt

plural -s

: a soft paste porcelain and later bone china ware produced both in table wares and in elaborate ornamental pieces often in the manner of Meissen or Sèvres

Word History

Etymology

from Coalport, near Shrewsbury, England, where it was produced

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