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 of willow pattern
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby willow pattern
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willow tit,
willow warbler,
willow-leaved jessamine
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British Dictionary definitions for willow pattern
willow pattern
noun
- a pattern incorporating a willow tree, river, bridge, and figures, typically in blue on a white ground, used on pottery and porcelain
- (as modifier)a willow-pattern plate