porcelain clay
Britishnoun
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A rough mantelpiece teemed with small bright objets d’art made of plaster, porcelain, clay, and milk glass.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
The Chinese name for a kind of porcelain clay.
From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.
Decomposing fine-grained rock; composed of flesh-coloured feldspar, white quartz, and porcelain clay.
From Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island by Hall, Basil
Ka-o-lin is the name given by the Chinese to their porcelain clay, and pe-tun-tse to the other ingredient in their China ware.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
There were also silver, copper, nickel, and a fine quality of kaolin or porcelain clay.
From A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences by Haviland, Laura S.
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