höchst

adjective

ˈhə(r)kst,

ˈhə̄k-,

ˈhek- Ger ˈhœ̅kst or -œ̅ḵ-

often capitalized

: of, relating to, or being an 18th century German clayware including both faience and hard-paste porcelain often modeled after natural objects and usually enamel-decorated

Word History

Etymology

Höchst, former city (now part of Frankfurt am Main) in western Germany

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