Limoges \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |