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Porcelain clay   /pˈɔrsələn kleɪ/   Listen
Porcelain clay

noun
1.
A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper).  Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, terra alba.






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"Porcelain clay" Quotes from Famous Books



... become, from their understanding, their talents, or their accomplishments, the undoubted objects of the warmest attachment. Wherefore then should you, in the mere rashness of your apprehension, deem it impossible that your Malcolm Fleming should be made of that porcelain clay of the earth, which despises the passing captivations of outward form in comparison to the charms of true affection, and the excellence ...
— Waverley Volume XII • Sir Walter Scott



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