Meaning Of The Word Porcelain

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porcelain
uncountable noun: Porcelain is a hard, shiny substance made by heating clay. It is used to make delicate cups, plates, and ornaments.

porcelain in American English
a hard, white, nonporous, translucent variety of ceramic ware, made of kaolin, feldspar, and quartz or flint
made of porcelain
noun: a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature

porcelain in British English
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

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