Etymology

Coade stone

Today it means: A kind of artificial stoneware used for statues and ornaments. Full definition →

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The story

The product (originally known as "Lithodipyra") was created around 1770 by Eleanor Coade.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.