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Sè⋅vres

[se-vruh ; Eng. sev-ruh, sev]
–noun
1. a suburb of Paris in N France. 21,296.
2. Also, Sèvres ware. the porcelain made in this suburb since 1756.
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Sè·vres   (sěv'rə)   
n.  A fine French porcelain, often elaborately decorated.

[After Sèvres, a city of north-central France.]
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