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 Frick is a temple of the tangible, where visitors can commune with materials largely missing from their ordinary lives: oil paint, brass, porcelain, damask, and old wood.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
After her death, the baron gave his companion Pauline’s bed, a pair of simple blue-and-white espadrilles, and two blue-and-white porcelain bowls.
—Ralph Rucci, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2025
In one especially memorable case, a woman was searching for a porcelain vase — her grandmother’s heirloom brought from overseas.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Her siu mai pork dumplings, which in their edible form are a centerpiece of dim sum, can be made with personalized details like little chopsticks or a dollop of porcelain fish roe on top.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
After her death, the baron gave his companion Pauline’s bed, a pair of simple blue-and-white espadrilles, and two blue-and-white porcelain bowls.
—Ralph Rucci, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2025
In one especially memorable case, a woman was searching for a porcelain vase — her grandmother’s heirloom brought from overseas.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Her siu mai pork dumplings, which in their edible form are a centerpiece of dim sum, can be made with personalized details like little chopsticks or a dollop of porcelain fish roe on top.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
Noun
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In museums, art by Indigenous people has been seen as artifact, not intervention or complex storytelling — reduced to dream catchers, headdresses and pottery, repackaged for nostalgia and sale.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both casual bites and white-tablecloth plates are designed with the wine list in mind, and nowhere is that more evident than the chateau’s signature dining destinations.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Made in Asheville, North Carolina, East Fork’s earthenware set has a down-to-earth vibe in refined silhouettes.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Apr. 2025
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Also in the collection are a biofuel oil lamp, earthenware cooling towers, a modular bee home and a future uniform — one jacket with three configurations.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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One agency that deserves to feel the horns of the bull-in-the-china-shop-in-chief is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an ugly mess of structural abnormalities and constitutional affronts.—
David B. McGarry,
National Review,
28 Jan. 2025
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The fancy china — if families have it at all — remains locked behind glass.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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May 13, 2021 issue Prudence Crowther and James Taibi Olympic Notes August 8, 1996 issue Christopher Benfey Resistance Pottery Two recent exhibitions of the work of Black potters find political acts in the placid history of nineteenth-century American stoneware.—
Heather O’Donnell,
The New York Review of Books,
24 Apr. 2025
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Each dish is made from long-lasting stoneware and features a dainty rim, floral pattern complete with roses and other beloved blooms, and detailed accents around the edge for a timeless look.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This mercenary spyware industry is almost entirely unregulated, and over the last decade and a half, security agencies around the world have used its wares to go on an unbridled hacking spree.—
Ronald J. Deibert,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Apr. 2025
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Along with the Roku Experience enhancements, the company also announced new streaming sticks, TVs, smart-home wares and even a smart projector capable of projecting in 4K clarity onto a 100-inch surface.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to her, special knives, large crockery and stainless steel items should never go in the dishwasher.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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China Vintage China Styling your bookshelves or walls with vintage china plates or crockery is a great way to add some class and charm to your space.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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