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单词 porcelain-like
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porcelain-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈpɔːsl̩ᵻnˌlʌɪk/, /ˈpɔːsl̩eɪnˌlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɔrs(ə)lənˌlaɪk/; see also porcelain n. and adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porcelain n., -like suffix.
Etymology: < porcelain n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier porcelain adj. 2.
Resembling porcelain.
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1752 tr. L. Heister Compend. Anat. ii. ii. 34 We are to observe their base, which is composed of a double substance, a stoney or porcelain-like matter [L. lapideam sive vitream], and a medullary one.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 79/2 A smooth porcelain-like deposit.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 2/4 Made of white, porcelain-like glass.
1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxvi. 378 In less severe cases a dense leucoma forms, porcelain-like in lime burns, and sight is lost.
1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xliv. 550/2 Creamware, a cream-colored earthenware with a porcelainlike appearance, first developed during the eighteenth century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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