Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - porcelain
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Porcelain
porcelain
noun Etymology: Middle French ~e cowrie shell, ~, from Italian porcellana, from porcello vulva, literally, little pig, from Latin porcellus, diminutive of porcus pig, vulva; from the shape of the shell — more at farrow Date: circa 1530 1. a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature — called also hard-paste ~, true ~ 2. soft-paste ~ • ~like adjective • porcelaneous or porcellaneous adjective
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n. 1 a hard vitrified translucent ceramic. 2 objects made of this. Phrases and idioms porcelain clay kaolin. porcelain-shell cowrie. Derivatives porcellaneous adj. porcellanous adj. Etymology: F porcelaine cowrie, porcelain f. It. porcellana f. porcella dimin. of porca sow (a cowrie being perh. likened to a sow's vulva) f. L porca fem. of porcus pig ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) фарфор 2) фарфоровые изделия - acid porcelain - art porcelain - biscuit porcelain - blue-and-white porcelain - broken porcelain - chemical porcelain - decorative porcelain - dental porcelain - electrical insulator porcelain - electrical porcelain - feldspar porcelain - fritted porcelain - green porcelain - hard porcelain - high-tension porcelain - insulation porcelain - low-tension porcelain - microwave porcelain - radio porcelain - sanitary porcelain - slip cast porcelain - soft porcelain - soft-paste porcelain - technical porcelain - triaxial porcelain - wet process porcelain ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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фарфор, фарфоровый - China porcelain - dry-process porcelain - fritted porcelain - hard-paste porcelain - porcelain cement - porcelain insulator - wet-process porcelain - zircon porcelain ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. фарфор 2. преим. pl. фарфоровое изделие 3. фарфоровый porcelain cup —- фарфоровая чашка porcelain shell —- раковина каури porcelain enamel —- фарфоровая эмаль 4. хрупкий, изящный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) фарфор 2) фарфоровое изделие 3) attr. фарфоровый; fig. хрупкий; изящный; porcelain clay - фарфоровая глина, каолин ...Англо-русский словарь
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(porcelains) 1. Porcelain is a hard, shiny substance made by heating clay. It is used to make delicate cups, plates, and ornaments. There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases. N-UNCOUNT 2. A porcelain is an ornament that is made of porcelain. You can refer to a number of such ornaments as porcelain. ...a priceless collection of English porcelain. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a hard shiny white substance that is used for making expensive plates, cups etc 2 plates, cups etc made of this ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1530, from M.Fr. porcelaine, from It. porcellana "porcelain," lit. "cowrie shell," the chinaware so called from resemblance to the shiny surface of the shells. The shell's name in It. is from porcella "young sow," fem. of L. porcellus "young pig," dim. of porculus "piglet," dim. of porcus "pig." Supposedly the shells were so called because the shape of the orifice reminded someone of the vaginas of pigs. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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