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Definition of porcellaneous - 2 dictionary results

por⋅ce⋅lain

  [pawr-suh-lin, pohr-; pawrs-lin, pohrs-]
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–noun
1. a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
2. ware made from this.
Origin:
1520–30; < F porcelaine < It porcellana orig., a type of cowry shell, appar. likened to the vulva of a sow, n. use of fem. of porcellano of a young sow, equiv. to porcell(a), dim. of porca sow (see pork, -elle ) + -ano -an

Related forms:
por⋅ce⋅la⋅ne⋅ous, por⋅cel⋅la⋅ne⋅ous  [pawr-suh-ley-nee-uhs, pohr-] , adjective
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Main Entry: por·ce·lain
Pronunciation: 'pOr-s(&-)l&n, 'por-
Function: noun
: a hard, fine-grained, nonporous, and usually translucentand white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar and that has many uses in dentistry
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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