soft-paste porcelain

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noun (1)

: a translucent ceramic ware fired at a low temperature that was produced in Europe during the 16th through 18th centuries in imitation of hard-paste porcelain

also : an article of soft-paste porcelain

soft paste

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noun (2)

1

: a ceramic body containing refined clay and a glassy frit

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or soft-paste porcelain : a soft low-fired translucent ware with a soft-paste body produced in Europe from the 15th through the 18th century compare hard paste

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: a fine-grained opaque Chinese ceramic ware related to true porcelain but having part of the kaolin replaced by pegmatite and usually being fired twice

4

: a lightweight soft opaque clay body (as of early Staffordshire)

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Noun

Courtesy the artist and MARCH, New York City Cascading Roses (parian body, copper, and terra-cotta) and Tulip Stems (soft-paste porcelain, glazes, overglaze, and copper), sculptures by Vladimir Kanevsky, whose work is on view at the Frick Collection, in New York City. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1854, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 2