Complete Definition of "porcelain"

English

Etymology
From F. porcelaine �chinaware, cowrie shell�, from It. porcellana �cowrie�, also �vagina�, from porcella �female piglet�.

Noun
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porcelain

  1. a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
  2. anything manufactured from this material.

Pronunciation
IPA|/Ë�pÉ�Ë�.sÉ�l.ɪn/, SAMPA|/"pO:[email protected]/

Translations
trans-top|hard, white, translucent ceramic
Afrikaans: porselein
Bosnian: porcelan m
Croatian: porcelan m
Czech: porcelán
Danish: porcelæn
Dutch: porselein
Esperanto: porcelano
Finnish: posliini
French: porcelaine
Galician: porcelana
German: Porzellan
Hebrew: �רס�נ�
Icelandic: postulín
Japanese: ��
Luxembourgish: Parzeläin
trans-mid
Norwegian: porselen
Persian: FAchar|پ�رس��� (porselin)
Polish: porcelana f
Portuguese: porcelana f
Russian: �а��о� (farfor)
Serbian:

Slovak: porcelán
Slovenian: porcelan
Spanish: porcelana
Swedish: porslin
Turkish: porselen
Welsh: porslen
trans-bottom

trans-top|anything manufactured from this material
Afrikaans: porselein
Bosnian: porcelan m
Croatian: porcelan m
Czech: porcelán
Danish: porcelæn
Dutch: porselein
Esperanto: porcelano
Finnish: posliini
French: porcelaine
Galician: porcelana
German: Porzellan
Hebrew: �רס�נ�
Icelandic: postulín
Japanese: ���
Luxembourgish: Parzeläin
trans-mid
Norwegian: porselen
Persian: FAchar|پ�رس��� (porselin)
Polish: porcelana f
Portuguese: porcelana f
Russian: �а��о� (farfor)
Serbian:

Slovak: porcelán
Slovenian: porcelan
Spanish: porcelana
Swedish: porslin
Turkish: porselen
Welsh: porslen
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References
Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.1

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