pâte tendre
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pâte tendre
Borrowed into English from French around 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Much of the other French china, however—dainty, exquisite, and artistic as it is, is pâte tendre.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
Founded by M. Maximilien de Bettignies in 1815, for the manufacture of pâte tendre porcelain like the old Sèvres.
From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William
This is easily understood when you recall that at the beginning the only clays the French knew anything about were pâte tendre clays.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
The violet pensée, a beautiful violet from a mixture of manganese, one of the rarest decorations of the pâte tendre.
From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William
Pâte dure was far more desirable than pâte tendre, for it was much less breakable.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
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