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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of west-central France northeast of Bordeaux. Its ceramic industry dates to the 1700s.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A city of Southern France.
  • proper noun A variety of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges{1}; also called Limoges ware or Limoges China.
  • proper noun 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.
  • proper noun Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.

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  • proper noun A city in France, capital of the Limousin region.

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Examples

  • Responding to the Texan's comments during Monday's rest day in Limoges, Contador said: It's a subject which is starting to tire me a bit, it's too repetitive.

    Contador plays down tensions with Armstrong 2009

  • The very next day after the rest day starts in Limoges and that's where Lance won a tribute to Fabio three days after he was killed.

    2009 Tour de France: Stages have Armstrong legacy 2009

  • This specimen of profound vulgarity, spotted at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus between cases of Baccarat and Limoges, is a jewel-encrusted Mister Potato Head.

    Boing Boing: March 26, 2006 - April 1, 2006 Archives 2006

  • It is said that he was born in Limoges, France in the early part of the 12th century and was ordained there.

    03/01/2003 - 04/01/2003 John 2003

  • World-renowned through the centuries for its porcelains, enamels and stained glasses, Limoges is today an up-and-coming city, with a third of its population under the age of 25.

    2000 Tour cities 2000

  • Mathieu d'Alcon of the Little Brothers of San Francesco, and I was born near Limoges, which is not far from your estate, Count.

    The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Robert Shea 1963

  • Just after the stage, the teams headed for the airport to fly to Limoges, which is about

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • And Lance always says that was his most memorable victory of all the wins he's had in his career ... when he rode into Limoges alone, ahead of a breakaway group which actually included current Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel.

    2009 Tour de France: Stages have Armstrong legacy 2009

  • You got it, says Wilcockson, in Stage 10, which begins in Limoges, the site of Armstrong's 1995 stage win dedicated to Fabio Casartelli, a teammate who had died after crashing three days earlier.

    2009 Tour de France: Stages have Armstrong legacy 2009

  • That remains one of the most impressive displays of shared emotion ever seen on a cycle race and, if the tributes included one from Lance Armstrong, that should come as no surprise: the Texan, then 23, was one of Casartelli's team-mates during the 1995 Tour and he paid an intense, personal tribute a few days later in winning the stage to Limoges.

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