porcelain
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Synonyms: porcellio, porcelains, porcelli, porcelaine
Antonyms: porcellio, porcelains, porcelli, porcelaine
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Noun
- {{lb|en|usually|uncountable}} A [[hard]] [[white]] [[translucent]] [[ceramic]], [[originally]] [[made]] by firing [[kaolin]], [[quartz]], and [[feldspar]] at [[high]] [[temperature]]s but [[now]] [[also]] [[inclusive]] of [[similar]] [[artificial]] [[material]]s; [[also]] [[often]] {{lb|en|figurative}} [[such]] a [[material]] as a [[symbol]] of the [[fragility]], [[elegance]], etc. [[traditionally]] [[associated]] with porcelain [[goods]].
- {{lb|en|usually|uncountable}} {{syn of|en|china}}: porcelain [[tableware]].
- {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}} {{syn of|en|kaolin}}: the [[kind of]] [[clay]] [[traditionally]] [[used]] in [[China]] to [[manufacture]] porcelain.
- {{lb|en|countable|now|_|usually|in the plural}} An [[object]] [[made]] of porcelain, {{lb|en|particularly}} [[art]] [[object]]s or [[item]]s of [[tableware]].
- {{lb|en|countable|rare}} {{syn of|en|cowrie}}.
- {{lb|en|countable|obsolete|_|or|_|historic}} {{syn of|en|wampum}}: [[string]]s of [[shell]]s, [[bead]]s, etc. [[use]]d as [[ornamentation]] or [[currency]]; the [[composite]] [[shell]]s, [[bead]]s, etc.
- {{lb|en|countable|often|_|capitalized}} A [[kind of]] [[pigeon]] with [[deep]] [[brown]] and [[off-white]] [[feather]]s.
- {{lb|en|programming|{{w|Git}}}} The set of {{w|Git}} commands, such as {{code|git commit}} or {{code|git checkout}}, which control the [[high-level#Adjective|high-level]] state of the [[repository#Noun|repository]], each typically combining the behaviour of multiple {{l|en|plumbing|id=Git}} commands.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To coat with a porcelain [[enamel]].
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