BONE CHINA

Meaning of BONE CHINA in English

ˌbone ˈchina BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

delicate and expensive cups, plates etc that are made partly with crushed bone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BONE CHINA — noun Date: 1879 translucent white china made with bone ash or calcium phosphate and characterized by whiteness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BONE CHINA — Hard-paste porcelain containing bone ash. It was developed by Josiah Spode (1754–1827) in England с 1800. The addition of bone …
Английский словарь Британика
BONE CHINA — noun : a very white translucent ceramic ware developed in England about the beginning of the 19th century that has …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE CHINA — a fine, naturally white china made with bone ash. Also called bone porcelain . [ 1900-05 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BONE CHINA — Date: 1879 : translucent white china made with bone ash or calcium phosphate and characterized by whiteness
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BONE CHINA — Function: noun Date: 1879 : translucent white china made with bone ash or calcium phosphate and characterized by whiteness
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BONE CHINA — ■ noun white porcelain containing bone ash.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BONE CHINA — [bone china] n (ca. 1895): translucent white china made with bone ash or calcium phosphate and characterized by whiteness
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BONE CHINA — hybrid hard-paste porcelain containing bone ash. The initial development of bone china is attributed to Josiah Spode the Second, who …
Britannica English vocabulary
BONE CHINA — noun [ U ] thin delicate china made of clay mixed with crushed bone; cups, plates, etc. made of this
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE CHINA — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE CHINA — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BONE CHINA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A delicate process of lithography brings out the richness of the bird's colouring on Coalport's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE CHINA — Hard-paste porcelain containing bone ash. It was developed by Josiah Spode (17541827) in England 0441; 1800. The addition of bone …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора твердый английский фарфор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BONE CHINA — твёрдый английский фарфор
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BONE CHINA — костяной фарфор
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BONE CHINA — костяной фарфор
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BONE CHINA — костяной фарфор
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BONE CHINA — твёрдый английский фарфор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BONE CHINA — твёрдый английский фарфор
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BONE CHINA — сорт фарфора
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BONE CHINA — сорт фарфора
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BONE CHINA — _n. сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BONE CHINA — n. сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BONE CHINA — _n. сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BONE CHINA — сорт тонкостенного, просвечивающегося фарфора твердый английский фарфор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — China (sh-) npr China; muralia de China Chinese Wall, Great Wall of China; mar de China China Sea; tinta de …
Interlingua English vocab
CHINA — I officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Английский словарь Британика
BONE — I Rigid connective tissue of Bones serve as the body's supporting framework, provide muscle-attachment points for movement, protect the internal …
Английский словарь Британика
CHINA — I. ˈchīnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by China, the country) of Persian chīnī (Chinese) porcelain 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boon, bon, from Old English bān; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BÔNE — adjective or bone Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bône or Bone (now Annaba ), Algeria : of or from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. People's Republic of , a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BONE — /bohn/ , n. , v. , boned, boning , adv. n. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. one of the structures …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bon, from Old English bān; akin to Old High German & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BONE — vt to fertilize with bone. 2. bone ·noun dice. 3. bone ·noun fig.: the framework of anything. 4. bone ·vt …
Webster English vocab
BONE — [bone] n, often attrib [ME bon, fr. OE ban; akin to OHG & ON bein bone, and perh. to OIr …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BONE — rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant, hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHINA — Temples on the slopes of Mount T'ai, one of the five holy peaks of China; it is the principal peak …
Britannica English vocabulary
BONE — bone, Bone BrE AmE bəʊn AmE boʊn ▷ boned bəʊnd AmE boʊnd ▷ boning ˈbəʊn ɪŋ AmE ˈboʊn ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHINA — / ˈtʃaɪnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — / bəʊn; NAmE boʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the hard parts that form …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — China BrE AmE the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — chi ‧ na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: chini 'Chinese' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BONE — I. bone 1 S2 W2 /bəʊn $ boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ban ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINA — n. & adj. n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BONE — n. & v. n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1. a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Oxford English vocab
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
CHINA — 1. China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — ( bones, boning, boned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your bones …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paper/plastic/china cup (= one made of paper etc ) ▪ All they had to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bone china bone dry ▪ There had been no rain for months and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — [noun] [U] - high quality clay that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made …
Cambridge English vocab
BONE — n. Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates , consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. People's Republic of China bone china China Sea Cochin China Great Wall of China
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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