Porcelain
noun
A hard white substance, typically transparent, made by baking a type of clay. It is used for producing delicate dishware, pottery, tiles, etc.
She has an exquisite collection of porcelain dishes.
Often appears as...
- porcelain figure
- porcelain doll
adjective
Made of porcelain.
A porcelain teapot
Often appears as...
- porcelain doll
- porcelain dish
adjective
Like porcelain, particularly in being smooth, shiny, or delicate.
Her skin was porcelain smooth.
Often appears as...
- porcelain skin
- porcelain texture
noun
A hard white substance, typically transparent, made by baking a type of clay. It is used for producing delicate dishware, pottery, tiles, etc.
She has an exquisite collection of porcelain dishes.
Often appears as...
- porcelain figure
- porcelain doll
adjective
Made of porcelain.
A porcelain teapot
Often appears as...
- porcelain doll
- porcelain dish
adjective
Like porcelain, particularly in being smooth, shiny, or delicate.
Her skin was porcelain smooth.
Often appears as...
- porcelain skin
- porcelain texture
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Value
Porcelain has a rich history, often seen in antiques and museums.
The museum showcased ancient porcelain from the Ming dynasty.
Pro Tip 2/3High Quality
Porcelain is associated with high quality and is often more expensive.
He gifted her a hand-painted porcelain mug.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Rough Use
Porcelain is fragile; not suitable for activities that require durable materials.
Be careful with that porcelain plate; it's very breakable.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Value
Porcelain has a rich history, often seen in antiques and museums.
The museum showcased ancient porcelain from the Ming dynasty.
Pro Tip 2/3High Quality
Porcelain is associated with high quality and is often more expensive.
He gifted her a hand-painted porcelain mug.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Rough Use
Porcelain is fragile; not suitable for activities that require durable materials.
Be careful with that porcelain plate; it's very breakable.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Value
Porcelain has a rich history, often seen in antiques and museums.
The museum showcased ancient porcelain from the Ming dynasty.
Pro Tip 2/3High Quality
Porcelain is associated with high quality and is often more expensive.
He gifted her a hand-painted porcelain mug.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Rough Use
Porcelain is fragile; not suitable for activities that require durable materials.
Be careful with that porcelain plate; it's very breakable.
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Shattering the...
tempered glass this makes it very hard and very resistant to blunt objects but when you fracture porcelain it creates a very very fine very hard point you're not hitting it with very much force but what force is there is exquisitely precise causing a fracture that propagates through the entire glass and
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The history of tea -...
At that point, China still held a virtual monopoly on the world's tea trees, making tea one of three essential Chinese export goods, along with porcelain and silk. This gave China a great deal of power and economic influence as tea drinking spread around the world.
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Spark Plugs PIPE National...
got the tools and he owes me a couple favors so hopefully he can help me and get these things open and get the Platinum out yeah this porcelain rod goes all the way through okay all right this metal tip that's where the Platinum is now we take that saw and cut a
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How does the stock...
to trade gold, porcelain, spices, and silks around the globe. But running this massive operation wasn’t cheap. In order to fund their expensive voyages, the company turned to private citizens– individuals who could invest money to support the trip
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Poetic performance and...
loving you means getting dirty bring on the grime I will leave this porcelain home behind I'm used to twice a day relationships but with you I'll take all the time and I know we live in different worlds and we're always really
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The rise and fall of the...
helped by an extensive system of horse messengers and relay posts. Robust trade continued at sea, especially in blue-and-white porcelain, which combined white pottery from Mongol China with blue dye from Mongol Iran.
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The beauty of human skin...
My father is the son of a maid from whom he inherited an intense dark chocolate tone. He was adopted by those who I know as my grandparents. The matriarch, my grandma, has a porcelain skin and cotton-like hair.
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Ramona Pierson: An...
cadaver bones, to try to get my feet moving the right way. And I ended up with a plastic nose, porcelain teeth and all kinds of other things. But eventually, I started to look human again.
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Sasha Sarago: The...
It's not measured by a thin waistline, porcelain skin or slender hips. It runs much deeper than that. So what does indigenous beauty look like? Oh, it's fierce, defiant and proud.
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Coral reef wonderland PIPE...
central love a porcelain crab combs the current with claws fringed with delicate hairs but all these filter feeders have one
Video examples
Shattering the...
tempered glass this makes it very hard and very resistant to blunt objects but when you fracture porcelain it creates a very very fine very hard point you're not hitting it with very much force but what force is there is exquisitely precise causing a fracture that propagates through the entire glass and
Video examples
The history of tea -...
At that point, China still held a virtual monopoly on the world's tea trees, making tea one of three essential Chinese export goods, along with porcelain and silk. This gave China a great deal of power and economic influence as tea drinking spread around the world.
Video examples
Spark Plugs PIPE National...
got the tools and he owes me a couple favors so hopefully he can help me and get these things open and get the Platinum out yeah this porcelain rod goes all the way through okay all right this metal tip that's where the Platinum is now we take that saw and cut a
Video examples
How does the stock...
to trade gold, porcelain, spices, and silks around the globe. But running this massive operation wasn’t cheap. In order to fund their expensive voyages, the company turned to private citizens– individuals who could invest money to support the trip
Video examples
Poetic performance and...
loving you means getting dirty bring on the grime I will leave this porcelain home behind I'm used to twice a day relationships but with you I'll take all the time and I know we live in different worlds and we're always really
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
helped by an extensive system of horse messengers and relay posts. Robust trade continued at sea, especially in blue-and-white porcelain, which combined white pottery from Mongol China with blue dye from Mongol Iran.
Video examples
The beauty of human skin...
My father is the son of a maid from whom he inherited an intense dark chocolate tone. He was adopted by those who I know as my grandparents. The matriarch, my grandma, has a porcelain skin and cotton-like hair.
Video examples
Ramona Pierson: An...
cadaver bones, to try to get my feet moving the right way. And I ended up with a plastic nose, porcelain teeth and all kinds of other things. But eventually, I started to look human again.
Video examples
Sasha Sarago: The...
It's not measured by a thin waistline, porcelain skin or slender hips. It runs much deeper than that. So what does indigenous beauty look like? Oh, it's fierce, defiant and proud.
Video examples
Coral reef wonderland PIPE...
central love a porcelain crab combs the current with claws fringed with delicate hairs but all these filter feeders have one
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
There's no reason to keep a piece of furniture in your house that is so sacred and rare that you can't put your feet up on it and a dog can't jump up on it. Likewise, a book that sits on a shelf like a piece of porcelain, only to be admired, never to be read again, is a dead book.
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Lesley Manville
English Actress
In 1990, I was in 'The Three Sisters' at the Royal Court and won the Clarence Derwent award for my supporting role as Natasha - the prize was £100. I could have paid the gas bill, but I ended up buying a porcelain and silver Bavarian coffee set in an antiques shop in Penzance.
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David Hepworth
British Journalist
There's a tendency to locate the cliche of the 'strong woman' exclusively in the present day, as if those many women who endured such inconveniences as the Depression and the Second World War were porcelain compared to, say, Amy Schumer.
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Jeffree Star
American Celebrity
I have porcelain skin and tattoos all over my body, so the sun can be my worst enemy. I also am trying to never age, which is why you can always find me hiding behind massive sunglasses or under an umbrella when the sun is out!
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Judith Miller
American Journalist
I started buying bits of broken porcelain. I furnished our first flat with pieces of 'junk.' Some of that 'junk' is now worth an awful lot of money. What I was calling 'junk' in the '60s people wouldn't call 'junk' now.
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Linda Fiorentino
American Actress
You can talk about movies all you want, but I have this porcelain fetish. I've had it since I was a kid, because there were so many kids in my family, the only place I had any solace was in the bathroom.
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Melanie Martinez
American Musician
I had a lot of Barbies growing up, and a lot of porcelain dolls, but I was scared of them. I was so scared of them, I would try to turn their head away and would make my mom take them out of my room.
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Daniel Humm
Swiss Chef
No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
In such a porcelain life, one likes to be sure that all is well lest one stumble upon one's hopes in a pile of broken crockery.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
I am a huge fan of porcelain in kitchens. It's an easy, interesting material.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
There's no reason to keep a piece of furniture in your house that is so sacred and rare that you can't put your feet up on it and a dog can't jump up on it. Likewise, a book that sits on a shelf like a piece of porcelain, only to be admired, never to be read again, is a dead book.
Quote examples
Lesley Manville
English Actress
In 1990, I was in 'The Three Sisters' at the Royal Court and won the Clarence Derwent award for my supporting role as Natasha - the prize was £100. I could have paid the gas bill, but I ended up buying a porcelain and silver Bavarian coffee set in an antiques shop in Penzance.
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David Hepworth
British Journalist
There's a tendency to locate the cliche of the 'strong woman' exclusively in the present day, as if those many women who endured such inconveniences as the Depression and the Second World War were porcelain compared to, say, Amy Schumer.
Quote examples
Jeffree Star
American Celebrity
I have porcelain skin and tattoos all over my body, so the sun can be my worst enemy. I also am trying to never age, which is why you can always find me hiding behind massive sunglasses or under an umbrella when the sun is out!
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Judith Miller
American Journalist
I started buying bits of broken porcelain. I furnished our first flat with pieces of 'junk.' Some of that 'junk' is now worth an awful lot of money. What I was calling 'junk' in the '60s people wouldn't call 'junk' now.
Quote examples
Linda Fiorentino
American Actress
You can talk about movies all you want, but I have this porcelain fetish. I've had it since I was a kid, because there were so many kids in my family, the only place I had any solace was in the bathroom.
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Melanie Martinez
American Musician
I had a lot of Barbies growing up, and a lot of porcelain dolls, but I was scared of them. I was so scared of them, I would try to turn their head away and would make my mom take them out of my room.
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Daniel Humm
Swiss Chef
No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
In such a porcelain life, one likes to be sure that all is well lest one stumble upon one's hopes in a pile of broken crockery.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
I am a huge fan of porcelain in kitchens. It's an easy, interesting material.
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