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Limoges|lɪˈməʊʒ| The name of a city in central France used (freq. attrib.) to designate painted enamels, porcelain, etc., made there.
1844Disraeli Coningsby II. v. viii. 310 He has..a collection of Limoges ware that is the despair of the dilettanti. 1856,1861[see champlevé n. and a.]. 1870C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) I. 77 Some beautiful Limoges enamels. 1938[see champlevé n. and a.]. 1963L. Deighton Horse under Water xvii. 71 Coffee came..in a silver pot attended by Limoges cups and saucers. 1966Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 23 Jan. (1970) 356 Exquisite Limoges—white with a chaste gold border—for her formal china. 1966J. Laver Victoriana 157 Royal Worcester patera of 1867 decorated in the ‘Limoges enamel’ style..suggested by the painted enamel work on copper which was carried out at Limoges during the Renaissance. 1973Country Life 11 Oct. 1063 French lamp in white Limoges porcelain with sumptuous gold decorations..{pstlg}14.95. |