porcelain
[ pawr-suh-lin, pohr-; pawrs-lin, pohrs- ]
/ ˈpɔr sə lɪn, ˈpoʊr-; ˈpɔrs lɪn, ˈpoʊrs- /
noun
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
ware made from this.
Origin of porcelain
OTHER WORDS FROM porcelain
por·ce·la·ne·ous, por·cel·la·ne·ous [pawr-suh-ley-nee-uh s, pohr-] /ˌpɔr səˈleɪ ni əs, ˌpoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby porcelain
por favor,
porae,
porangi,
porbandar,
porbeagle,
porcelain,
porcelain clay,
porcelain enamel,
porcelainite,
porcelainize,
porch
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British Dictionary definitions for porcelain
porcelain
/ (ˈpɔːslɪn, -leɪn, ˈpɔːsə-) /
noun
a more or less translucent ceramic material, the principal ingredients being kaolin and petuntse (hard paste) or other clays, ground glassy substances, soapstone, bone ash, etc
an object made of this or such objects collectively
(modifier)
of, relating to, or made from this material
a porcelain cup
Derived forms of porcelain
porcellaneous (ˌpɔːsəˈleɪnɪəs), adjectiveWord Origin for porcelain
C16: from French
porcelaine, from Italian
porcellana cowrie shell, porcelain (from its shell-like finish), literally: relating to a sow (from the resemblance between a cowrie shell and a sow's vulva), from
porcella little sow, from
porca sow, from Latin; see
pork