Fina smesa od kaolina i sitno istucanog feldspata, od koje se grade posude i dr. predmeti; nazvana po "porcelanskom pužu" zbog svoje glatkoće i mlečnog sjaja, ili što se verovalo da se izrađuje od takvih puževa. (ital.)
Dishes, vases, or ornaments.
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ETYM French porcelaine, Italian porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell (Cypraea porcellana), from a dim. from Latin porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig's back.
Made of a more or less translucent ceramic.
(hardpaste) Translucent ceramic material with a shining finish, see pottery and porcelain.