as in pottery
a ceramic ware made from a hard, white substance that is very delicate
The family only used their porcelain for their formal Christmas dinner.
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Recent Examples of porcelain
The porcelain blue is especially tempting.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Homeware is already lightly integrated through Café Kitsuné, which offers a small range of porcelain and ceramics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
At the Antique Mall, owner Roger Dahling showed Hobbs where over 4 feet of floodwater had submerged his store, destroying collectibles, vinyl records, books and porcelain.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The skincare doyenne praised by such leading ladies as Jessica Alba, Kelly Rowland and Shay Mitchell, Shani Darden delivers taut, porcelain-like skin with her signature facial—a blend of light chemical peels, oxygen therapy, and microcurrent.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Homeware is already lightly integrated through Café Kitsuné, which offers a small range of porcelain and ceramics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
At the Antique Mall, owner Roger Dahling showed Hobbs where over 4 feet of floodwater had submerged his store, destroying collectibles, vinyl records, books and porcelain.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The skincare doyenne praised by such leading ladies as Jessica Alba, Kelly Rowland and Shay Mitchell, Shani Darden delivers taut, porcelain-like skin with her signature facial—a blend of light chemical peels, oxygen therapy, and microcurrent.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
Noun
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Your next destination is high atop a mountain to the north, but take a detour first into the adjacent port town of Sollér, known for its pottery and handmade textiles.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Among the most notable finds are hundreds of coins bearing Cleopatra’s image, pottery dating back to her reign, and a bust believed to represent her father.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the glaciers don’t stop at the shoreline; instead, colossal floating plates of ice hundreds of meters thick extend over the sea.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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And yet another features Renaissance-era glazed earthenware medicinal jars, perfume bottles, vacuums and other 20th century home appliances which illustrate design’s impact on our daily hygiene practices and wellness.—
Constance Droganes,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Julia asked, cradling the earthenware pot to her chest, the fronds obscuring her face.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Get the look of fine china with the durability of high-temperature porcelain.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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My china is also a pattern wherein every piece is a different floral.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Step up your tablescape this year (and every year after that) with these stunning stoneware plates.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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This darling mug from Kate Spade is made of durable stoneware, has a 14-ounce capacity, and a classic polka-dot design that adds a whimsical touch to your drinkware collection.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hand sinks in the front service and ware wash areas could not be used.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the west of Britain, fragments of red slip ware (distinctive Byzantium amphora vessels or pottery) have been found at sites associated with elites, like Tintagel in northern Cornwall.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nintendo Promotional images for the My Mario merchandising line also included a glimpse of additional kid-friendly items, including apparel, soft plush toys, accessories like backpacks, and kid-friendly crockery, lunchboxes, bibs, and more.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The cases in the library exhibition displayed an impressive collection of Wordsworth’s manuscripts, early editions—and his breakfast crockery set.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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