porcelainize

American  

[pawr-suh-luh-nahyz, pohr-, pawrs-luh-, pohrs-] / ˈpɔr sə ləˌnaɪz, ˈpoʊr-, ˈpɔrs lə-, ˈpoʊrs- /

especially British, porcelainise

verb (used with object)

porcelainized, porcelainizing

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

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Other Word Forms

• porcelainization
  noun
• unporcelainized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of porcelainize

First recorded in 1860–65; porcelain + -ize

Example Sentences

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porcelainized

Across the U.S., many another new building is wrapped in brightly colored, porcelainized steel.

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