soft-paste porcelain

noun

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soft-paste porcelain was in 1854

Dictionary Entries Near soft-paste porcelain

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soft-paste porcelain

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“Soft-paste porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-paste%20porcelain. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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