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(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) , a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly, _, US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.

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Origin: From clippings of attributive use of China, q.v., the country in East Asia. In reference to porcelain and porcelain objects, via clipping of chinaware and via this sense of in Persia and India, which influenced the pronunciation (see below). In reference to medicine, via clipping of China root. In reference to flowers, via clipping of China rose. In reference to tea, via clipping of China tea. In Cockney slang, a clipping of china plate as a rhyme of friend. In reference to drum cymbals, a clipping of China cymbal and as a genericization of a kind of Zildjian-brand cymbal. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable, chiefly, _, US, dated) Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.

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