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willow pattern
noun
a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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| willow pattern | |
| —n | |
| a. a pattern incorporating a willow tree, river, bridge, and figures, typically in blue on a white ground, used on pottery and porcelain | |
| b. (as modifier): a willow-pattern plate | |
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