Porcelain
71porcelain — /ˈpɔsələn / (say pawsuhluhn), /ˈpɔslən / (say pawsluhn) noun 1. a vitreous, more or less translucent, ceramic material; china. 2. a vessel or object made of this material. {French porcelaine, from Italian porcellana, cowry shell, from the shell… …
72porcelain — [1] The material used to insulate the center electrode of a spark plug, it is hard and resistant to damage by heat. [2] Ceramic china like coating applied to steel surfaces …
73Diamond drilling porcelain — Porcelain tiles are growing in popularity in both the domestic and commercial markets. Producers are now able to replicate a range of natural stones, finishes and designs but with the additional benefit of being durable, strong and easy to clean …
74Ivory porcelain — Porcelain Por ce*lain (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It. porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell (Cypr[ae]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig s back. Porcelain was… …
75Petit porcelain — ▪ porcelain French hard paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (b. 1796). Petit worked at the porcelain factory at Sèvres as a painter. With his brother Mardochée he bought a porcelain factory in Fontainebleau in 1830, finally settling in… …
76Cozzi porcelain — ▪ porcelain soft paste porcelain made in Venice by Geminiano Cozzi from about 1764 to 1812. Cozzi products, often freely adapted versions of Meissen porcelain, consisted mainly of figures, vases, and tablewares with Rococo decoration that… …
77Tournai porcelain — porcelain made from about the mid 18th to the mid 19th century at a factory in Tournai, Belg. Several styles prevailed: figures in fanciful landscapes, cupids, and other decorative motifs were outlined in plain crimson on white, especially… …
78porcelain enamel — noun Date: 1883 a fired on opaque glassy coating on metal (as steel) …
79porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion. [1880 85] * * * …
80Porcelain telephone — loo …
