bone china

noun

1. a fine, naturally white china made with bone ash.

bone china

noun

1. porcelain containing bone ash

Word History and Origins

Origin of bone china¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The site produces high-end and bespoke designs, including handcrafted fine bone china pieces and Jasperware, a type of pottery developed in the 18th Century by founder Josiah Wedgwood.

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And speaking of bone, the English refined traditional porcelain by using crushed bone or bone ash in the clay mix for a whiter, brighter finish that we know as “bone china.”

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The fine bone china has been made in Stoke-on-Trent by the Royal Collection Trust.

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Last year, Wedgwood debuted a fine bone china collection based on Bridges’s toile.

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It was a Pan Am ticket in a bone china cup, with flavors that included French-style Café Au Lait, Swiss Mocha and Café Vienna.

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