Sèvresadj.

/ˈsɛvrə/

Forms: 1700s Sève, Seve, 1700s–1800s Sèvre, Sevre, 1800s– Sèvres.

Etymology: < Sèvres, the name of a town in France, near Paris.

The designation of a costly porcelain made at Sèvres.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > French porcelain

Sèvres1764

Vincennes1766

Chantilly1770

Tournai1873

Mennecy1874

Niderviller1903

1764 Ld. Holland in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 287 We saw the china you speak of at Poiriers,..; it is Sevre china.

1782 H. Walpole Let. to T. Walpole 6 Sept. A cup and saucer of the Sève china.

1787 A. Young Jrnl. 22 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 68 A table formed of Seve porcelain.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 81 A salver of Sèvre coffee-cups.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 294 Etruscan vases, and Sèvres tables.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. xiii. 286 The Benvenuto Cellini carvings and the Sèvres porcelain.

1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert xxi. 254 A basket of beautiful old Sèvres china.

absolute.1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. xiii. 293 The Sèvres and bronze, the buhl and ormolu.1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iii. 73 Breakfast, in dainty Sèvres and silver.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sèvres
释义	Sèvresadj. /ˈsɛvrə/ Forms: 1700s Sève, Seve, 1700s–1800s Sèvre, Sevre, 1800s– Sèvres. Etymology: < Sèvres, the name of a town in France, near Paris. The designation of a costly porcelain made at Sèvres. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > French porcelain Sèvres1764 Vincennes1766 Chantilly1770 Tournai1873 Mennecy1874 Niderviller1903 1764 Ld. Holland in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 287 We saw the china you speak of at Poiriers,..; it is Sevre china. 1782 H. Walpole Let. to T. Walpole 6 Sept. A cup and saucer of the Sève china. 1787 A. Young Jrnl. 22 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 68 A table formed of Seve porcelain. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 81 A salver of Sèvre coffee-cups. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 294 Etruscan vases, and Sèvres tables. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. xiii. 286 The Benvenuto Cellini carvings and the Sèvres porcelain. 1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert xxi. 254 A basket of beautiful old Sèvres china. absolute.1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. xiii. 293 The Sèvres and bronze, the buhl and ormolu.1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iii. 73 Breakfast, in dainty Sèvres and silver. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1764
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