dresden china

  • 1dresden-china — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: Dresden china : having a delicate or insipid prettiness proud of his Dresden china doll of a wife …

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  • 2Dresden china — porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710. Also called Dresden porcelain, Dresden ware, Meissen porcelain. [1725 35] * * * …

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  • 3Dresden china — type of expensive china originally from Dresden Germany …

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  • 4Dresden china — /ˌdrɛzdən ˈtʃaɪnə/ (say .drezduhn chuynuh) noun a delicate porcelain ware made in the town of Meissen, near Dresden. Also, Dresden …

  • 5dresden 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 …

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  • 6Dresden china — [ drɛzd(ə)n] noun porcelain ware with elaborate decoration and delicate colourings, made originally at Dresden in Germany …

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  • 7Dresden china — Dres′den chi′na n. cer porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany …

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  • 8Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China — Daddy s Little Piece of Dresden China Directed by Karen Watson Produced by West Surrey College of Art and Design Music by Meredith Monk Arvo Part Release date( …

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  • 9Dresden — 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… …

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  • 10Dresden — /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… …

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