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porcelain

noun

Definition of porcelainnext
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 In September 2025, thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of dollars and classed as national treasures in a heist at the Adrien Dubouche National Museum in Limoges in central France. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 On a scale of a Fishs Eddy dinner party to the porcelain at the Frick, where does Laila Gohar fit? — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of porcelain bowls floated across enormous pools of water inside the Park Avenue Armory. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 The curved sides keep food contained, and the scratch-resistant porcelain can stand up to frequent use. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for porcelain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
  1. pottery
  2. plate
  3. earthenware
  4. china
  5. stoneware
  6. ware
  7. crockery
Noun
  • Each item still required the slow, technical process behind handmade pottery.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At a sound bath, Pilates social, pottery class or other activity, someone can still enjoy the evening even when there’s no chemistry.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pottery
Noun
  • What shows up on the plate in Mompox won’t be what shows up in Barranquilla.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • My father piles French toast and syrup onto a plate and my mother pours a glass of milk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of plate
Noun
  • Susi Singer’s figurative candlestick has style and sass that owes at least partly to its earthenware origins, favored at the Werkstätte for its affordability over porcelain, but much less capable of refined shapes.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • T-shirts and hoodies are accented with the earthenware company’s iconic artwork via prints and embroidery.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Definition of earthenware
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 open center gives hand towels or bath sheets somewhere to loop through, rather than inevitably slipping onto the floor, and the handmade stoneware can hold up to 10 pounds.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The stoneware resists chips, scratches, and stains, and everything is dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoneware
Noun
  • An employee skipped the sanitizing part of ware washing of several bowls used from the cook’s line.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Inspectors observed a few live roaches near the floor drains in the back ware washing area.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ware
Noun
  • In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The retailer has expanded the space by 140 percent, taking over an area formerly dedicated to tableware, crockery and small home furnishings.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of crockery

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