bone china

noun

Definition of bone china

: translucent white china made with bone ash or calcium phosphate and characterized by whiteness

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Moist ribs plopped on a Chinet plate are still light years better than Escargot on bone China with a perfectly symmetrical drizzle of parsley butter. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Turnaround Artist Dave Clawson and Wake Forest Are Cooking With Gas Now," 4 June 2018 Sure, some of us guests hanker for the bone china and starched white linen. — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, "5 beer snacks you can make at home to impress your drinking buddies," 17 May 2018 Queen Elizabeth drinks Earl Grey from a bone china cup and would probably be aghast at the commoners who add milk. — Zahra Pettican, Bon Appetit, "11 Positively British Snacks to Order Online Before the Royal Wedding," 8 May 2018 Now, a year later, Tiffany is selling a bone china version of that paper cup—same shape, same blue, the name in black—along with silver plates crimped like standard-issue paper ones. — Reed Krakoff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Garden State: Reed Krakoff's First Collection for Tiffany & Co.," 2 May 2018 Prices of products on sale run from $95 for the Everyday Objects paper cup in bone china to the Tiffany T Square Bracelet in 18-karat gold at $5,200. — Kavita Daswani, latimes.com, "Bloomingdale's celebrates music and the Grammys; Ermenegildo Zegna delivers the new man bag," 26 Jan. 2018 After pouring a small amount of cleanser into the bone china mixing bowl, use circular motions to create a lather, which can be gently massaged over the skin to remove excess keratin buildup every seven days. — Monica Kim, Vogue, "Suvé Is the Japanese Face-Cleansing Tool That Will Radically Change Your Skin," 16 Oct. 2017 At Cath Kidston, where winsome London prints are always the cup of tea, 7.50 will buy a bone china mug printed with those red London buses. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "What Can the New 10-Pound Jane Austen Note Buy You? Seeking Cheap Thrills at London Fashion Week," 14 Sep. 2017 There are also bone china and cut crystal pieces, piggy banks, and cashmere blankets. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "Inside the Secret World of Tiffany & Co.'s Silversmiths," 12 Sep. 2017

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