bone china
noun
a fine, naturally white china made with bone ash.
Also called
bone porcelain.
Origin of bone china
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby bone china
bone ash,
bone bed,
bone block,
bone canaliculus,
bone cell,
bone china,
bone conduction,
bone density,
bone earth,
bone felon,
bone forceps
Example sentences from the Web for bone china
He was more finely bred than any American she had met, with his bone-china accent, willowy height and languid wit.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art |Judith Mackrell |January 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for bone china
bone china
noun
porcelain containing bone ash