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Lowes·toft ware | \ ˈlōzˌtȯft-, -ˌtäft-, -təft- \
variants:
or Lowestoft
plural -s
Definition of Lowestoft ware
1 : a soft china made at Lowestoft, England from 1757 to 1802
2 : Chinese porcelain specially decorated (as with armorial bearings) for the English trade
— called also Chinese export porcelain
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The first known use of Lowestoft ware was in 1790
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