Etymology

potiche

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Today it means: A vase with a separate cover, the body usually rounded or polygonal in plan with nearly vertical sides, a neck of smaller size, and a rounded shoulder. Full definition →

French potiche
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  1. French · borrowed frompotiche
  2. English todaypotiche

From French potiche.

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