porcelainize

[ pawr-suh-luh-nahyz, pohr-, pawrs-luh-, pohrs- ]

verb (used with object),por·ce·lain·ized, por·ce·lain·iz·ing.
  1. to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.

Origin of porcelainize

1
First recorded in 1860–65; porcelain + -ize
  • Also especially British, por·ce·lain·ise .

Other words from porcelainize

  • por·ce·lain·i·za·tion, noun
  • un·por·ce·lain·ized, adjective

Words Nearby porcelainize

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