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porcelain

/ˈpɔɹs(ə)lɪn/

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What does porcelain mean?

noun

  1. A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
  2. Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
  3. An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
  2. The set of Git commands, such as `git commit` or `git checkout`, which control the high-level state of the repository, each typically combining the behaviour of multiple plumbing commands.
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of kaolin: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.
  4. (rare) Synonym of cowrie.
  5. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of wampum: strings of shells, beads, etc. used as ornamentation or currency; the composite shells, beads, etc.

verb

  1. To coat with a porcelain enamel.

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He had seen how in an inn the criminal had for some time threatened his victim with a heavy porcelain match-tray.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
Porcelain and Pottery.--Genuine porcelain and china-ware are made of a fine clay, kaolin, which results from the disintegration of feldspathic rocks.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708
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The first time I visited it was with a friend from Iowa who was anxious to get some unique bits of porcelain.
Isaac Taylor HeadlandCourt Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and PeopleProject Gutenberg ebook #523
It is probable that the glass, porcelain, and agate beads, which are second only to the jars in importance, are exceedingly old.
Fay-Cooper ColeA Study in Tinguian Folk-LoreProject Gutenberg ebook #7017
Although soft porcelain had been made at St. Cloud fourteen years before Böttgher’s discovery, the superiority of the hard porcelain soon became generally recognised.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935