| 单词 | porcelain |
| 释义 | porcelain —porcelaneous, porcellaneous /pawr'seuh lay"nee euhs, pohr'-/, adj. /pawr"seuh lin, pohr"-; pawrs"lin, pohrs"-/, n. 1. a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature. 2. ware made from this. [1520-30; < F porcelaine < It porcellana orig., a type of cowry shell, appar. likened to the vulva of a sow, n. use of fem. of porcellano of a young sow, equiv. to porcell(a), dim. of porca sow (see PORK, -ELLE) + -ano -AN] |
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