china clay

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noun

Words nearby china clay

chin., china, china aster, china bark, china blue, china clay, china closet, china grass cloth, china ink, china rose, china sea

Origin of china clay

First recorded in 1830–40

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Limestone, grindstones, china-clay and building-stone are quarried.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
A place that flourishes on the china-clay works in the neighbourhood.
Cornwall|Sabine Baring-Gould
Granite and china-clay, fire-bricks and fish are exported here, and the fishing done is fairly extensive.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
Peat is found in abundance, as well as gypsum, china-clay, potters' earth and salt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

China-clay is decomposed granite, rotted by the action of water during uncounted thousands of years.
The Cornish Coast (South)|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for china clay

china clay

china stone

noun

another name for kaolin

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china clay

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British Dictionary definitions for china clay

china stone

noun