porcelain

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French porcelaine 'cowrie, chinaware', from Italian porcellana 'cowrie, chinaware', from porcella, the mussel and cockle shells which painters put their pigments in, literally 'female piglet'.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈpoʊɹ.sə.lɪn/, /ˈpɔɹ.sə.lɪn/, /ˈpoʊɹs.lɪn/, /ˈpɔɹs.lɪn/

Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia porcelain (countable and uncountable; plural porcelains)

  1. A hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
  2. Anything manufactured from this material..

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References [edit]

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]