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Wedgwood

Wedgwood proper noun: an English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.

wedgwood: an English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire
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Proper noun

Wedgwood

  1. An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
  2. The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.

Origin of Wedgwood

From Old English wice (“wych elm”) + wudu (“wood”).

Words formed from Wedgwood

Phrases with Wedgwood

Questions about Wedgwood

What does Wedgwood mean?
Wedgwood means an English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
What part of speech is Wedgwood?
Wedgwood is a proper noun.

Words near Wedgwood in the dictionary

  1. wedginess
  2. wedging
  3. wedging up
  4. wedgings
  5. wedgitude
  6. Wedgwood
  7. Wedgwood blue
  8. Wedgwood blues
  9. Wedgwood green
  10. Wedgwood greens
  11. Wedgwoodian

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