proper nounˈwʊstəˈwo͝ostər
1A cathedral city in western England, on the River Severn, the administrative centre of Worcestershire; population 96,300 (est. 2009). It was the scene in 1651, during the English Civil War, of a battle in which Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish army under Charles II. It has been a centre of porcelain manufacture since 1751.
伍斯特(英格兰西部教区总教堂所在城市,位于塞汶河畔,伍斯特郡首府,2009年估计人口96, 300;是1651年英国内战中奥利弗·克伦威尔打败查理二世领导下的苏格兰军队的战场;自1751年起一直为瓷器制造中心)
2An industrial and college city in central Massachusetts, on the Blackstone River; population 175,011 (est. 2008).
Worcester2
(also Royal Worcester)
noun ˈwʊstəˈwo͝ostər
mass nountrademark in US Porcelain made at Worcester in a factory founded in 1751.
〈商标〉伍斯特瓷器(由始建于1751年的伍斯特一工厂所生产的瓷器)
Example sentencesExamples
- A Worcester cup and saucer of English soft paste, belonging to the latter part of the Dr. Wall period, bears the square Chinese mark in blue.
- It is Chinese porcelain decorated with a Worcester pattern of roughly 1810 to 1820.