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- noun Plural form of
porcelain .
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Examples
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Aside the user interface coming with Git itself, several other projects (so-called porcelains) offer compatible version control interfaces.
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He says, moreover, that all goods carried from the said islands are mere trifles, from which the land derives no profit -- such as porcelains, escritoires, caskets, fans, and parasols, all flimsy and very unprofitable.
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"There are of course so-called porcelains made from other ingredients; but we call them soft paste chinas, and do not rate them as true porcelains.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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Even so, gold, pearls, fine silks, and exotic porcelains will always find a home with me.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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The difference was that English glassmakers were competing with East India Company imports, while on the Continent, glassmakers had more immediate competition: Since 1710, two chemists had been making clay-based porcelains in Meissen, Germany.
Art, Technology, Design, Crisscrossing the Globe Lee Lawrence 2011
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Fourth, you can use the small vases or porcelains as table centerpieces.
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When Chinese porcelains made their way to Europe via the Silk Road, Europeans quickly began trying to make their own.
Art, Technology, Design, Crisscrossing the Globe Lee Lawrence 2011
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Many of rare porcelains auctioned off this week came from Tai's vast collection.
Wealthy Chinese Buyers Break Records in Chinese Art Auctions 2010
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As exotic Asian treasures swept the Continent, French designers joined their English peers with imitations not just of porcelains, but of carved elephant tusks, rock crystal and jade—even, as this section shows, the occasional riff on Chinese glass.
Art, Technology, Design, Crisscrossing the Globe Lee Lawrence 2011
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Their purpose was the same: to offer affordable substitutes for porcelains.
Art, Technology, Design, Crisscrossing the Globe Lee Lawrence 2011
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