Definition of Porcilain
Por"ce*lain (?), n. (Bot.)
Purslain. [Obs.]
Por"ce*lain (277), n. [F.
porcelaine, It. porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell,
or Venus shell (Cypræa porcellana), from a dim. fr. L.
porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape
to a pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was believed to
be made from it. See Pork.] A fine translucent or
semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan,
but now also in Europe and America; -- called also China, or
China ware.
Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to
break. Dryden.
Ivory porcelain, porcelain with a surface
like ivory, produced by depolishing. See Depolishing. --
Porcelain clay. See under Clay. --
Porcelain crab (Zoöl.), any crab of
the genus Porcellana and allied genera (family
Porcellanidæ). They have a smooth, polished
carapace. -- Porcelain jasper. (Min.)
See Porcelanite. -- Porcelain
printing, the transferring of an impression of an
engraving to porcelain. -- Porcelain shell
(Zoöl.), a cowry.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and then glazing it; china
- anything manufactured from this material
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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