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noun

kaolin.

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Origin of china clay

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby china clay

China aster, china bark, chinaberry, china blue, china, China, china clay, china closet, Chinagraph, China grass cloth, China ink, Chinaman

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How to use china clay in a sentence

He did travel to China and Australia while the story was unfolding.
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In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least 70 percent of the children were adopted from overseas, including Russia, China, Ethiopia and Ukraine.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Communist Party of China gets a bad rap for cracking down on religion.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
I shipped for a voyage to Japan and China, and spent several more years trying to penetrate the forbidden fastnesses of Tibet.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The ships from China do not come, and it is with their merchandise that our ships must go to Nueva Spaña.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Black Sheep was sent to the drawing-room and charged into a solid tea-table laden with china.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling

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