as in pottery
a ceramic ware made from a hard, white substance that is very delicate
The family only used their porcelain for their formal Christmas dinner.
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Recent Examples of porcelain
The newest outlet is Café Ginori, a collaboration between heritage porcelain brand Ginori 1735 and Chef Fulvio Pierangelini, who’s in charge of the menus at all of Rocco Forte’s Italian hotels.
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Also, a collection of her combo glass and porcelain bottle vases, just taped together with her studio shipping tape.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 29 May 2025
Its wood cabinets are custom-made and a white porcelain farmhouse-style sink with brass hardware sits beneath another arched window.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Squeegee The Shower Mayr acknowledges that not everyone wants the hassle, but using a squeegee after showers will keep glass, porcelain, and tile looking clean for longer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Also, a collection of her combo glass and porcelain bottle vases, just taped together with her studio shipping tape.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 29 May 2025
Its wood cabinets are custom-made and a white porcelain farmhouse-style sink with brass hardware sits beneath another arched window.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Squeegee The Shower Mayr acknowledges that not everyone wants the hassle, but using a squeegee after showers will keep glass, porcelain, and tile looking clean for longer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
Noun
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Pictures show multiple figurines with human face shapes, along with scattered artifacts, including jugs and pottery fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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From an exploding pottery shed to eco-yurts on a beach resort that Lomofsky and her team constructed truly out of nothing but a mud field, the production designer had a lot of logistics to manage in her builds.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Using tongs, transfer meatballs and garlic cloves to a large plate.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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Heavier plates can slide beneath lighter ones, heating and melting the rock and creating magma.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The plates are made in Portugal and are constructed with long-lasting earthenware (a type of ceramic) that is both microwave and dishwasher safe for easy use and cleanup.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Grapes are fermented—often with skin, seeds, stems, and all—in large earthenware vessels, known as qvevri, that are buried underground.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pro tip: Don't settle for paper plates, bring your best china from home.—
Sydney Bergan,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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Southern interior designers know that there are many different ways to enjoy nice china that don't involve dining.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The first piece visitors saw was a striking work by the artist Anina Major, which reinterpreted the weaving techniques passed down by generations of enslaved people of West African origin in the Bahamas into glazed stoneware.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The new restaurant is 6,000 square feet, as opposed to the usual 3,000 square feet, and uses natural stoneware and organic textures like travertine, Taj Mahal quartzite and Venetian plaster.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Pitching her wares as a writer and producer can be an outlet for her as an actor.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Local makers also share their creative wares at lobby popups, recently including Baby le Bébé botanical skincare products, Earth Oracle herbal tinctures based on Balkan remedies and That Dang Shop of vintage clothing and accessories.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The incredible discovery was made after deep sea diver Dom Robinson found a piece of crockery amid the watery remains.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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According to the survey, only 8% of couples wanted fine china and just 10% wanted crockery or towels.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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