willow pattern

noun

a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.

Origin of willow pattern

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby willow pattern

willow grouse, willow herb, Willowick, willow-leaved jessamine, willow oak, willow pattern, willow ptarmigan, Willow Run, willow tit, willowwacks, willow warbler

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Example sentences from the Web for willow pattern

“Cross between a willow-pattern plate and a New York slum,” was his comment.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green|Jerome K. Jerome
China generally is not at all like the willow-pattern plate.
Intimate China|Mrs. Archibald Little
Will rows of our willow-pattern dinner-plates be ranged above the chimneypieces of the great in the years 2000 and odd?
Three Men in a Boat|Jerome K. Jerome
I myself found half a willow-pattern saucer in the crater of Vesuvius.
Loss and Gain|John Henry Newman

Scenery, too, (especially Willow-pattern Plate) up to the mark, if not more so.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890|Various

British Dictionary definitions for willow pattern

willow pattern

noun

a pattern incorporating a willow tree, river, bridge, and figures, typically in blue on a white ground, used on pottery and porcelain
(as modifier)a willow-pattern plate

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单词	willow pattern
释义	willow pattern noun a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white. Origin of willow pattern First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby willow pattern willow grouse, willow herb, Willowick, willow-leaved jessamine, willow oak, willow pattern, willow ptarmigan, Willow Run, willow tit, willowwacks, willow warbler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for willow pattern “Cross between a willow-pattern plate and a New York slum,” was his comment. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green\|Jerome K. Jerome China generally is not at all like the willow-pattern plate. Intimate China\|Mrs. Archibald Little Will rows of our willow-pattern dinner-plates be ranged above the chimneypieces of the great in the years 2000 and odd? Three Men in a Boat\|Jerome K. Jerome I myself found half a willow-pattern saucer in the crater of Vesuvius. Loss and Gain\|John Henry Newman Scenery, too, (especially Willow-pattern Plate) up to the mark, if not more so. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890\|Various British Dictionary definitions for willow pattern willow pattern noun a pattern incorporating a willow tree, river, bridge, and figures, typically in blue on a white ground, used on pottery and porcelain (as modifier)a willow-pattern plate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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