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Porcelain
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Meaning
Noun
●
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originally
made by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.
●
Synonym of
china
:
porcelain
tableware.
●
Synonym of
kaolin
: the
kind of
clay
traditionally
used in China to
manufacture
porcelain.
●
An
object
made of
porcelain
, (particularly)
art objects
or
items
of tableware.
●
Synonym of cowrie.
●
Synonym of
wampum
:
strings
of
shells
,
beads
, etc. used as
ornamentation
or
currency
; the
composite
shells
,
beads
, etc.
●
A
kind of
pigeon
with
deep
brown
and
off-white
feathers.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
China
Chinaware
Kaolin
Cowrie
Wampum
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