Porcelain definition

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noun

(1) Ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

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Etymology

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

Noun

a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
anything manufactured from this material.