Wedgwood

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛdʒwʊd/

noun

[mass noun] trademark
  • ceramic ware made by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95) and his successors. Wedgwood is most associated with the powder-blue stoneware pieces with white embossed cameos that first appeared in 1775.
  • a powder-blue colour characteristic of Wedgwood stoneware: [as modifier]: this throw comes in indigo, rose, or Wedgwood checks on cream