Spode2
(spəʊd)
[See def.]
The surname of a maker of china, Josiah Spode (1754–1827), used attrib. to designate ware manufactured by him. Also ellipt., = Spode-ware.
| 1869 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 16 Sept. (1911) I. 37 The only thing the small shops at Exeter presented was a little Spode basket. 1875 L. Troubridge Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 106 We fished out several things—a blue Spode plate, for which we gave a shilling, [etc.]. 1893 Auction Catal. Porcelain W. P. Hamond 4 Two Spode cups. Ibid. 5 A Spode Dessert Service. 1899 M. Cobbett Bottled Holidays 149 A big, long-lipped, spode⁓ware jug, capable of holding a gallon. 1908 Daily Rep. 25 Aug. 8/3 Very little Spode has been for sale. |