porcelain
To coat with a porcelain enamelTo coat with a porcelain enamel.
» Are these cups porcelain?
Sind das Porzellantassen? — Vortarulo
Эти чашки фарфоровые? — Selena777
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1 sensesTo coat with a porcelain enamel.
Examples
32 sentencesAre these cups porcelain?
ruЭти чашки фарфоровые? — Selena777
deSind das Porzellantassen? — Vortarulo
He wrote a book on porcelain.
Він написав книжку про порцеляну. — Internecivus
deEr hat ein Buch über Porzellan geschrieben. — BraveSentry
Both pieces are made from porcelain.
deBeide Stücke sind aus Porzellan. — samueldora
The plates and cups are porcelain.
ruТарелки и чашки фарфоровые. — Wezel
deDie Teller und Tassen sind aus Porzellan. — Melang
Her hobby is collecting porcelain figurines.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French porcelaine (“cowrie, wampum; china, chinaware”), from Old ItalBorrowed from Middle French porcelaine (“cowrie, wampum; china, chinaware”), from Old Italian porcellana (“cowrie; china, chinaware”), from Italian porcello (“piglet”). The material was so called because of its resemblance to the shell of the cowrie. Why the cowrie was named with a word meaning “piglet” is unclear.
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Forms
porcelains, porcelaining, porcelained, porcelained| Base form | porcelain · to porcelain |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | porcelains |
| Present participle | porcelaining |
| Past simple | porcelained |
| Past participle | porcelained |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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