porcelainize

especially British, por·ce·lain·ise

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

verb (used with object)

porcelainized, porcelainizing 

1. to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.

Other Word Forms

• porcelainization noun
• unporcelainized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of porcelainize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; porcelain + -ize