Lowestoft ware
noun
Lowes·toft ware
ˈlōzˌtȯft-,
-ˌtäft-,
-təft-
variants or Lowestoft
plural -s
1
: a soft china made at Lowestoft, England from 1757 to 1802
2
: Chinese porcelain specially decorated (as with armorial bearings) for the English trade
called also Chinese export porcelain
Word History
Etymology
from Lowestoft, city in eastern England
First Known Use
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1