pâte dure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pâte dure
1860–65; < French: literally, hard paste
Example Sentences
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As to him—I soon learned to regret I was not some object, some beautiful, carved object of bone or bronze; a rare piece of porcelain, pâte dure, not pâte tendre.
From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Conrad, Joseph
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