porcelain

IPA: pˈɔrsʌɫʌn

(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
(usually uncountable) Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
(uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of kaolin: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.
(countable, now usually in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.
(countable, rare) Synonym of cowrie.
(countable, obsolete or historical) Synonym of wampum: strings of shells, beads, etc. used as ornamentation or currency; the composite shells, beads, etc.
(countable, often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.

Examples of "porcelain" in Sentences

The term porcelain, which is applied to it on the continent of
"Then an English king did help in English porcelain-making after all!" exclaimed Theo.
You see that much of what we call porcelain is not porcelain at all when you judge it by this strict standard.
The bust is hand-painted, cold-cast in porcelain, measures approximately 6â€ high x 5â€ wide x 3â€ deep and is packaged in a 4-color box.
On yet another bookshelf, a collection of little boxes in porcelain, glass and wood -- each with its own story and some with treasures inside.
In Charleston, South Carolina, Chinese export porcelain is one of the most commonly found ceramics at archeological sites, accounting for 24 percent of all ceramics uncovered.
This new product offers a gentler alternative to micro-dermabrasion and buffs away rough, dull cells using rice powder and calcified algae, leaving skin porcelain smooth and beautifully luminous.
And if you think a military aircraft is an odd choice to render in porcelain, you should see some of the other World War One pottery memorabilia I ran across in my research, including machine guns, binoculars, airships, German bombs, artillery shells, aerial torpedoes and (my favorite) a lovely ceramic hand grenade.