stone china

noun

hard earthenware containing china stone.

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Origin of stone china

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby stone china

stone bass, stone boiling, stone bramble, stone bruise, stone canal, stone china, stone cold, stone crab, stone curlew, stone deaf, stone fruit
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Example sentences from the Web for stone china

  • But Jane Granite stood irresolute upon the bare, steep stairs, with the stone-china teacup in her hand.

    A Singular Life|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps