Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
porcelanous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having a smooth, compact shell without pores; -- said of certain Foraminifera.
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Examples
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Here, also, is a vast assemblage of small glassy or porcelaneous objects built up into curious forms.
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