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SPODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Spode mean?
• SPODE (noun)
The noun SPODE has 2 senses:
1. English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)
2. a brand of fine English porcelain
Familiarity information: SPODE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Josiah Spode; Spode
Instance hypernyms:
ceramicist; ceramist; potter; thrower (a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A brand of fine English porcelain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Spode" is a kind of...):
porcelain (ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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