noun
Etymology: china (I)
: a partly decomposed granite (as Cornish stone) frequently used as a flux to produce vitrification and translucency or mixed with silica and lime to form a glaze in the manufacture of porcelain
noun
Etymology: china (I)
: a partly decomposed granite (as Cornish stone) frequently used as a flux to produce vitrification and translucency or mixed with silica and lime to form a glaze in the manufacture of porcelain
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012