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
This is an adult tea party, mind you, with beautiful china, teapots and tasting cups from French porcelain makers.
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Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Artisans apply their intricate designs on unconventional materials like steel, glass, and porcelain, using industrial paints for durability.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Artisans apply their intricate designs on unconventional materials like steel, glass, and porcelain, using industrial paints for durability.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
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King Harper once sat at an auction that included several pieces of Wilson pottery from someone’s private estate.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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The latter is still there, at 76, selling retail, carry-out only, from his large stock of sculptural and functional pottery.—
Kathe Tanner,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The 12 plate appearances over three straight hitless games is tied for second-longest drought of his young career.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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The plates are made in Portugal and are constructed with long-lasting earthenware (a type of ceramic) that is both microwave and dishwasher safe for easy use and cleanup.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Grapes are fermented—often with skin, seeds, stems, and all—in large earthenware vessels, known as qvevri, that are buried underground.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pro tip: Don't settle for paper plates, bring your best china from home.—
Sydney Bergan,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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Southern interior designers know that there are many different ways to enjoy nice china that don't involve dining.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the June 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine In 1869, Hiram founded his own stoneware business at a new site with James and Wallace, H. Wilson & Company.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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This Staub Ceramic Dinnerware 12-pc stoneware place settings branded with the Staub logo on each piece are a great mix of modern design and old-world craftsmanship.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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At first the large SUV crawled through the crowd, and Kris Pangilinan, who was selling clothing at a booth, assumed that it had been let in to help another merchant load up his wares and close shop.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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How Mark Morris showed the way April 15, 2025 The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 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 27 May. 2025.
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