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1.NounA hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods."Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain."
2.NounSynonym of china: porcelain tableware."He set the table with our porcelain and stemware."
3.NounSynonym of kaolin: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.
4.NounAn object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware."The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains."
5.NounSynonym of cowrie.
6.NounSynonym of wampum: strings of shells, beads, etc. used as ornamentation or currency; the composite shells, beads, etc.
7.NounA kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
8.VerbTo coat with a porcelain enamel.