Wedgwood

English

Example of Wedgwood ceramic ware

Etymology

From Old English wice (“wych elm”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Wedgwood

1. An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
2. Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.
3. (ceramics) The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by this potter, and the company that bears his name.

Derived terms

• Wedgwood blue
• Wedgwood green

 

See also

• jasperware