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PRONUNCIATION OF WEDGWOOD

Wedgwood  [ˈwɛdʒwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEDGWOOD

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Wedgwood can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES WEDGWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wedgwood

Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, commonly known as Wedgwood, is a pottery firm owned by KPS Capital Partners, a private equity company based in New York City. Wedgwood was founded on 1 May 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood and in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood, an Ireland-based luxury brands group. After the 2009 purchase by KPS Capital, Wedgwood became part of a group of companies known as WWRD Holdings Ltd, an acronym for "Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton."...

Definition of Wedgwood in the English dictionary

The first definition of Wedgwood in the dictionary is ® pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories. Other definition of Wedgwood is pottery produced, esp during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, at the Wedgwood factories. Wedgwood is also such pottery having applied classical decoration in white on a blue or other coloured ground.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEDGWOOD


Atwood
ˈætwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
Eastwood
ˈiːstwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
oakwood
ˈəʊkwʊd
plywood
ˈplaɪˌwʊd
redwood
ˈrɛdˌwʊd
rosewood
ˈrəʊzˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
Tollywood
ˈtɒlɪˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd
wildwood
ˈwaɪldˌwʊd
wood
wʊd
would
wʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEDGWOOD

Wedekind
wedeln
wedge
wedge heel
wedge issue
wedge-heeled
wedge-heeled shoes
wedge-like
wedge-shaped
wedge-soled
wedge-tailed eagle
wedgewise
wedgie
Wedgwood blue
wedgy
wedlock
Wednesday
Weds.
wee
Wee Free

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEDGWOOD

blackwood
bogwood
candlewood
cottonwood
dagwood
dogwood
driftwood
elmwood
firewood
from the wood
Hogwood
kingwood
Kollywood
logwood
out of the wood
pinewood
poison dogwood
red-osier dogwood
sandalwood
springwood

Synonyms and antonyms of Wedgwood in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Wedgwood» into 25 languages

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韦奇伍德
1,325 millions of speakers

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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेजवुड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يدجوود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Веджвуд
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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
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ウェッジウッド
130 millions of speakers

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웨지 우드
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Wedgwood
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Wedgwood
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வெட்ச்வூட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेजवूड
75 millions of speakers

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Wedgwood
70 millions of speakers

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Wedgwood
65 millions of speakers

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Wedgwood
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Веджвуд
40 millions of speakers

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Wedgwood
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el

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Wedgwood
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wedgwood
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Wedgwood
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Wedgwood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Wedgwood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEDGWOOD»

The term «Wedgwood» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEDGWOOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Wedgwood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEDGWOOD»

Discover the use of Wedgwood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wedgwood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wedgwood: the first tycoon
A definitive portrait of the pioneering entrepreneur describes how Josiah Wedgwood rose from the scion of a family of struggling potters to become one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men during the eighteenth century and ...
Brian Dolan, 2004
2
Wedgwood Jasper Ware: A Shape Book and Collector's Guide
This is an important book about a time period in Wedgwood Jasper history that has not been researched before.
Michael Herman, 2003
3
The Thirty Years War
Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities.
Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, 2005
4
Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from ...
InBrand New, Koehn introduces us to six extraordinary leaders of brand creation who lived and worked during periods of widespread change: Josiah Wedgwood in the Industrial Revolution; Henry Heinz and Marshall Field in the Transportation and ...
Nancy Fowler Koehn, 2001
5
Correspondence of Josiah Wedgwood
Letters written between 1762 and 1794 by Josiah Wedgwood, particularly to his business partner Thomas Bentley, first published 1903-1906.
Josiah Wedgwood, Katherine Eufemia Farrer, 2011
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Wedgwood
V. CHRONOLOGY OF WEDGWOOD'S WORKING LIFE Birth 1730 Churchyard Works i739~1749 As brother's helper I739~1744 As apprentice 1744-1749 Cliffe Bank Works 1752_1754 As partner with Harrison and Alders Ff.nton Low ...
Jean Gorely, 1950
7
Wedgwood Ware
This book also reviews and illustrates the firm's products through the nineteenth century, the designs of Lessore, Dresser, Crane and Barnard, the resurgence after 1904 when John Goodwin became art director, and the subsequent re ...
Robert Copeland, 2005
8
Josiah Wedgwood: An Illustrated Life of Josiah Wedgwood ...
About the author Richard Tames is the originator of the Lifelines series. He read history at Cambridge, took a Master's degree in politics at London and teaches for Syracuse University.
Richard Tames, 1984
9
A King Condemned: The Trial and Execution of Charles I
Originally published: The trial of Charles I. London: Collins, 1964.
C.V. Wedgwood, 2011
10
Imagining Consumers: Design and Innovation from Wedgwood to ...
Imagining Consumers tells for the first time the story of American consumer society from the perspective of mass-market manufacturers and retailers.
Regina Lee Blaszczyk, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEDGWOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wedgwood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charleston Church Shooting Stirs Up Memories for Fort Worth's …
Nearly 16 years ago, Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth dealt with a similar tragedy to the one that played out Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jun 15»
2
Fiskars Agrees to Buy Owner of Wedgwood and Waterford
LONDON — The Fiskars Corporation, a Finnish maker of home and garden products, said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the maker of Wedgwood ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
Cause of Wedgwood fire ruled undetermined
SAN ANTONIO - The cause of a fire at the Wedgwood Senior Apartments will remain undetermined, according to the Bexar County Fire Marshal. «KSAT San Antonio, Feb 15»
4
First Wedgwood residents allowed to collect belongings
SAN ANTONIO - Residents who lived on the 10th floor of the Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments were allowed back inside for the first time on Friday morning ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jan 15»
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Plans underway for Wedgwood residents to recover belongings
CASTLE HILLS, Texas - Almost a month after the deadly fire at the Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments, plans are underway for many of the survivors to finally ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jan 15»
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New lawsuit filed in fatal Wedgwood apartment fire
SAN ANTONIO - A lawsuit was filed Wednesday morning against the Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments in the aftermath of the fatal fire that killed six residents ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jan 15»
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Waterford Wedgwood on the block after turnround
The American private equity owners of Waterford Wedgwood are selling the historic ceramics and glassware maker six years after the company's debts sank it ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
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WellMed Charitable Foundation starts $100000 fund for Wedgwood
Patricia Mangum, 83, a resident who lives on the eighth floor of the Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments recalls what happened the morning that a 3-alarm-fire ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jan 15»
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City of Castle Hills releases Wedgwood 911 calls
CASTLE HILLS, Texas - Dozens of 911 calls made to Castle Hills dispatchers reveal panicked, fearful residents pleading for help inside the burning Wedgwood ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jan 15»
10
Fire Marshal awaiting test results to determine Wedgwood fire cause
Wedgwood was not equipped with a fire sprinkler system. The complex was grandfathered in after the city of Castle Hills adopted the sprinkler requirement in ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wedgwood [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wedgwood>. May 2024 ».
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