china clay

American  

noun

1. kaolin.

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china clay British  

noun

1. another name for kaolin

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Etymology

Origin of china clay

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

It contains monuments dating back to the Iron Age and is the first location to be mined for china clay by Plymouth chemist William Cookworthy in 1768.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

It's also been drilling for lithium in hard rock at a disused china clay pit near St Austell.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

It is a sentiment that resonates with Allie Watkins, who runs the Spice Merchant and World Food Specialist shop in St Austell, a town at the heart of Cornwall's china clay industry.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2014

In later years he wrote about rugby for the Sunday Telegraph and was employed in the china clay industry for 30 years.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

Mines of great value exist in the Ural, Obdorsk and Altai mountains, which produce gold, copper, iron, silver, platinum, rock-salt, marble and kaolin or china clay.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther