: low-fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751
called also Worcester china, Worcester porcelain
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“Worcester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Worcester. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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Worcester
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Worces·ter
ˈwu̇-stər 
1
city in east central Massachusetts west of Boston population 181,045
2
or Worcestershire
county of west central England; capital Worcester area 704 square miles (1823 square kilometers), population 566,000
3
city and capital of Worcestershire and formerly capital of Hereford and Worcester population 100,000
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