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Meaning of LIMOGES

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Li*moges"\ (l[-e]*m[=o]zh"), n.
A city of Southern France.

{Limoges enamel}, a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel
   is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase,
   or the like, and painted in enamel colors. The art was
   brought to a high degree of perfection in Limoges in the
   16th century.

{Limoges ware}.
(a) Articles decorated with Limoges enamel.
(b) Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.

 

 

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