Lowestoft ware

noun

Lowes·​toft ware

ˈlōzˌtȯft-,

-ˌtäft-,

-təft-

variants or Lowestoft

plural -s

1

: a soft china made at Lowestoft, England from 1757 to 1802

2

: Chinese porcelain specially decorated (as with armorial bearings) for the English trade

called also Chinese export porcelain

Word History

Etymology

from Lowestoft, city in eastern England

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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