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单词 goat and bee
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goat and beeadj.n.

Brit. /ˌɡəʊt (ə)n(d) ˈbiː/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊt ən ˈbi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goat n., and conj.1, bee n.1
Etymology: < goat n. + and conj.1 + bee n.1
A. adj. (attributive).
Also with capital initials in the first and last elements. Designating a type of porcelain cream jug made by the Chelsea porcelain factory, having a design featuring a bee and (at the base of the jug) two seated goats. Also occasionally: designating a silver jug of the same design.Jugs of this type are the earliest datable products of the Chelsea porcelain factory, the earliest jugs being inscribed with the year 1745 and having a triangle incised on the base, the symbol with which products made by the factory were marked from its creation in c1744 until 1749.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [adjective] > specific designs
black-figured1825
red-figured1840
willow-patterned1857
hawthorn1866
armorial1871
red figure1881
goat and bee1899
tobacco-leaf1969
1899 Gentleman's Mag. July 63 There is a goat and bee jug marked with a triangle.
1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 97/1Goat and Beejug, a jug decorated with goats and a bee, incised in the base with the word Chelsea, a triangle, and a date, generally 1745.
1987 P. Glanville Silver in Eng. xiii. 295 A popular late Victorian collector's item was the porcelain goat and bee jug, a design produced by Nicholas Sprimont at his Chelsea factory... Goat and bee jugs of silver are also found.
2005 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Apr. 48 A rare ‘goat and bee’ cream jug is sure to create a buzz at the Australian Antique Dealers Association Fair.
B. n.
A jug of this type. rare.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > jug > specific types of jug
stone juga1616
prochous1800
owl jug1872
Fair Hebe jug1881
masked jug1910
mask jug1912
goat and bee1931
baluster jug1939
1931 E. Wenham Domest. Silver v. 98 Various curious shapes were adapted to these small jugs, one being the so-called ‘goat and bee’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1899
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