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ironstone china

noun

Definition of ironstone chinanext
as in porcelain

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Recent Examples of ironstone china Ironstone China Along with vintage and bone china pieces, look for ironstone china at the thrift store. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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  1. porcelain
  2. china
  3. ceramics
Noun
  • Each ornament is carefully crafted from real porcelain and measures just under three inches in size.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Dilute hydrogen peroxide with water to safely clean vinyl, porcelain, and ceramic tile floors.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of porcelain
Noun
  • That said, the designer is all for finding creative ways to display your china that don't involve keeping pretty plates and bowls behind closed doors.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Tables were set with ornate china, colored crystal glasses, silver candelabra, antique tureens, and monumental centerpieces.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
Definition of china
Noun
  • The studios and workshops are arranged such that artists are encouraged to move among them—a painter to the ceramics studio, a ceramics artist to photography.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Along with her other creative endeavors, Reidy Watts, also known as Nika Killa Watts, was a resident artist at Clayroom SF, a ceramics studio with locations in San Francisco, Oakland and San Mateo.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of ceramics

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