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pate dure

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pâte dure

[Fr. paht dyr] .
–noun
hard paste.

Origin:
1860–65; < F: lit., hard paste

hard paste

–noun
true porcelain, made with kaolin, feldspar, quartz, or petuntse.
French, pâte dure.
Compare soft paste.


Origin:
1840–50
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