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porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710. Also called Dresden porcelain, Dresden ware, Meissen porcelain.[1725-35]
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dresden-china — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: Dresden china : having a delicate or insipid prettiness proud of his Dresden china doll of a wife … Useful english dictionary
Dresden china — type of expensive china originally from Dresden Germany … English contemporary dictionary
Dresden china — /ˌdrɛzdən ˈtʃaɪnə/ (say .drezduhn chuynuh) noun a delicate porcelain ware made in the town of Meissen, near Dresden. Also, Dresden …
dresden china — n. (also Dresden porcelain) 1 delicate and elaborate chinaware orig. made at Dresden in Germany, now made at nearby Meissen. 2 (attrib.) delicately pretty … Useful english dictionary
Dresden china — [ drɛzd(ə)n] noun porcelain ware with elaborate decoration and delicate colourings, made originally at Dresden in Germany … English new terms dictionary
Dresden china — Dres′den chi′na n. cer porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany … From formal English to slang
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Dresden — Dres|den 1.) a city in the east of Germany which was badly bombed in World War II 2.) fine ↑china (=small people, animals, cups, plates, etc made from baked clay) made in Dresden. People sometimes use the expression Dresden china to talk about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dresden — /drez deuhn/; Ger. /drddays deuhn/, n. the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River. 518,057. * * * City (pop., 2002: 478,600), situated on the Elbe River, eastern Germany. Originally a Slavonic settlement, it was the residence of the… … Universalium
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