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porcelain


Main Entry: por·ce·lain
Pronunciation: \ˈpr-s(ə-)lən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French porcelaine cowrie shell, porcelain, from Italian porcellana, from porcello vulva, literally, little pig, from Latin porcellus, diminutive of porcus pig, vulva; from the shape of the shell — more at farrow
Date: circa 1530

1 : a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature —called also hard-paste porcelain, true porcelain
2 : soft-paste porcelain

por·ce·lain·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

por·ce·la·ne·ous or por·cel·la·ne·ous \ˌpr-sə-ˈlā-nē-əs\ adjective


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