单词 | bone china |
释义 | > as lemmasbone china bone china n. and adj. chiefly U.S. in early use (a) n. a type of fine, white, translucent ceramic produced by mixing china clay with bone-ash; (b) adj. made of this type of ceramic.This method of producing chinaware was developed commercially by the potter Josiah Spode at the end of the 18th cent.; its production remained strongly associated with Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire until the 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > bone china bone porcelain1845 bone china1879 1879 Pottery & Glass Trades' Jrnl. Apr. 52/3 The ware thus described is similar to English bone china in appearance. 1892 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 24 Feb. 8/5 (advt.) Bone China Teas, pretty patterns, dainty designs. 1903 L. M. E. Solon Old Eng. Porcelain 220 Josiah Spode..composed a new china body which..from the nature of its chief constituent..received the vulgar name of ‘Bone China’. 1975 Publishers Weekly 24 Feb. 114/1 Tea from a bone china teapot. 2005 Brit. Life Jan. 7/1 Fine bone china of this type represents the very best of the historic ceramic tradition of Stoke-on-Trent. < as lemmas |
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