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Definition of willow pattern noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

willow pattern

noun
 
/ˈwɪləʊ pætn/
 
/ˈwɪləʊ pætərn/
[uncountable]
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  1. a design that is often seen on English pottery. It consists of a blue and white picture, in traditional Chinese style, which usually includes people on a bridge over a river, near a willow (= a tree with long thin branches that grows near water). It was first used in Staffordshire pottery in the late 18th century, and is still popular today.
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