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famille rose

famille rose noun: a type of Chinese porcelain, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, decorated in (chiefly pink) overglaze enamels.

Noun

famille rose (uncountable)

  1. A type of Chinese porcelain, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, decorated in (chiefly pink) overglaze enamels.
    • ‘I have a rather well-known collection of famille rose dishes. I am sure you love beautiful things.’1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 164
    Synonyms:
    fencai, ruancai

Synonyms of famille rose

  • fencai
  • ruancai

Origin of famille rose

Unadapted borrowing from French famille rose. Compare famille verte.

Questions about famille rose

What does famille rose mean?
Famille rose means a type of Chinese porcelain, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, decorated in (chiefly pink) overglaze enamels.
What part of speech is famille rose?
Famille rose is a noun.

Words near famille rose in the dictionary

  1. familist
  2. familistic
  3. familistical
  4. familistically
  5. familists
  6. famille rose
  7. familon
  8. familons
  9. famils
  10. family
  11. family allowance

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