Porcelain
/ˈpoːslɘn/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Definition of Porcelain
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- Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
"He set the table with china, cloth napkins, and crystal stemware."
- Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
- Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
- Tea from China, varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
- (games) A glazed china marble.
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- A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
- An associate who provides assistance.
"The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
"a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."
- A person who backs or supports something.
"I’m not a friend of cheap wine."
- An object or idea that can be used for good.
"Wiktionary is your friend."
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- (usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
"Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain."
- (now usually plural) An object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware.
"The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains."
- (often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
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