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porcelain

[pawr-suh-lin, pohr-, pawrs-lin, pohrs-] / ˈpɔr sə lɪn, ˈpoʊr-, ˈpɔrs lɪn, ˈpoʊrs- /
NOUN
earthenware
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NOUN
ceramic
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Sailing west across the Pacific for three months, the ships brought silver coins from Spain's American colonies to Manila, where they would be exchanged for luxury goods like silk, porcelain and jade from China.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Not the silken, restaurant version piped into porcelain.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

He is bearded and buff; she is a porcelain doll with Wednesday Addams hair and skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The 68-year-old, best known for working on the design of Beijing's Olympic stadium and filling the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in London with hand-crafted porcelain sunflower seeds in 2010, will lead Aviva Studios' spring/summer exhibitions.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

How the tourists must delight in the gleam of metal and porcelain!

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty




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