porcellanousadj.

Brit.

/pɔːˈsɛlənəs/,

/ˈpɔːs(ə)lənəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrs(ə)lənəs/

Forms: 1800s– porcellanous, 1900s– porcelanous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin porcellana , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin porcellana porcelain n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier porcellaneous adj.

= porcellaneous adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > of the nature of or resembling

porcellaneous1788

porcellanous1814

porcelainous1825

porcelainic1839

porcellanaceous1850

porcellanic1930

1814 Trans. Geol. Soc. 2 227 Strata..of extreme compactness, so as to acquire a porcellanous character.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 39 The most complex shell-structure is presented by the porcellanous gasteropoda.

1920 Burlington Mag. Jan. p. vi/1 Funeral vase; porcellanous stoneware with yellowish white glaze.

1964 Jrnl. Geol. Soc. India 5 5 Agglutinated, porcelanous and microgranular calcareous forms probably each arose independently.

1986 Caves & Caving Nov. 9/1 The top of the Horton Formation in the west is fixed by a distinctive bed of very fine-grained limestone known as the Porcellanous Bed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porcellanous
释义	porcellanousadj. Brit. /pɔːˈsɛlənəs/, /ˈpɔːs(ə)lənəs/, U.S. /ˈpɔrs(ə)lənəs/ Forms: 1800s– porcellanous, 1900s– porcelanous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin porcellana , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin porcellana porcelain n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier porcellaneous adj. = porcellaneous adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > of the nature of or resembling porcellaneous1788 porcellanous1814 porcelainous1825 porcelainic1839 porcellanaceous1850 porcellanic1930 1814 Trans. Geol. Soc. 2 227 Strata..of extreme compactness, so as to acquire a porcellanous character. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 39 The most complex shell-structure is presented by the porcellanous gasteropoda. 1920 Burlington Mag. Jan. p. vi/1 Funeral vase; porcellanous stoneware with yellowish white glaze. 1964 Jrnl. Geol. Soc. India 5 5 Agglutinated, porcelanous and microgranular calcareous forms probably each arose independently. 1986 Caves & Caving Nov. 9/1 The top of the Horton Formation in the west is fixed by a distinctive bed of very fine-grained limestone known as the Porcellanous Bed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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