Fitzhugh
noun
Fitz·hugh
Definition of Fitzhugh
-s
: a pattern (as of pomegranates or butterflies) appearing on Chinese export porcelain of the 18th and earlier 19th centuries
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Origin and Etymology of fitzhugh
perhaps alteration of Foochow (Minhow), city in southeastern China
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