a hard nonporous translucent white ceramic material
a hard nonporous translucent ceramic ware made from a mixture of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar fired at a high temperature. Also called hard-paste porcelain
a translucent ceramic ware made from a mixture of refined clay and ground glass fired at a low temperature. Also called soft-paste porcelain
objects made of porcelain
porcellaneous /pawsəʹlayni·əs/ adj
porcellanous /pawʹselənəs/ adj
[early French porcelaine cowrie shell, porcelain (because the finish of porcelain resembles the surface of the shell), via Italian porcello vulva, literally ‘little pig’, from Latin porcus pig, vulva, from the shape of the shell]