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Worcester|ˈwʊstə(r)|
1. The name of the county town of Worcestershire, used attrib. to designate articles originating there, e.g. (formerly) a fine cloth, (now chiefly) a kind of China ware; also ellipt. = † Worcester cloth, Worcester porcelain, Worcester sauce, etc.
Worcester sauce = Worcestershire sauce (see Worcestershire).
1551–2Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI, c. 6 §5 All and everie white Clothe and Clothes whiche shalbe made within the Cittie of Worcester commonlye called Longe Worcesters. Ibid. §7 All and everie White Clothe and Clothes comonlye called Shorte Worcesters. 1802R. Warner Tour Northern Counties I. 47 That exquisite porcelain..known by the name of Worcester china. 1822Auction Catal. Fonthill Abbey 45 A Worcester tea and coffee set. 1848H. R. Forster Stowe Catal. 2 An oval sugar-basin, cover, and stand, of rare old Worcester. Ibid. 92 A pair of vases, or Worcester porcelain. 1863M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd xxxi, He poured Worcester sauce into his coffee, and cream over his devilled cutlets. 1885Encycl. Brit. XIX. 642/1 Dr. Wall..started the Worcester Porcelain Company in 1751. 1889J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat ii. 22 If Harris's eyes fill with tears,..it is because Harris has been eating raw onions, or has put too much Worcester over his chop. 1897Daily News 15 Nov. 8/6 Hops. Worcester..Trade in Worcesters keeps quiet. 1981T. Heald Murder at Moose Jaw ix. 103 A straight tomato juice with a liberal splashing of Worcester.
2. Used attrib. (with Pearmain or apple) and absol. to designate an early, slightly conical red-skinned eating apple belonging to a variety introduced to cultivation about 1875 by Richard Smith, a Worcester nurseryman.
1877Garden 13 Oct. 344/1 Worcester Pearmain Apple.—Of this beautifully coloured, fully flavoured new Apple, Mr. Richard Smith, of Worcester, has sent us samples. 1929E. A. Bunyard Anat. Dessert 6 The really ripe Worcester has character..and the Raspberry flavour distinctive. 1958Listener 27 Nov. 903/1 Four medium-sized Worcester Pearmain apples.
1936H. V. Taylor Apples of England iii. 43 Worcester Pearmain..became the most important of the commercial early dessert apples. 1982R. Holles Sun Blight i. 6 She walked along..inspecting the piles of Worcester apples. Ibid. ix. 98 In the Portobello Road..mounds of apples grinned at him, Worcesters, Granny Smiths, Golden Delicious. |