From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), noun [F. porcelaine, It. porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell (Cypr[ae]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig, probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.] A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
{Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory, produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
{Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
{Porcelain crab} (Zo["o]l.), any crab of the genus {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[ae]}). They have a smooth, polished carapace.
{Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
{Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an engraving to porcelain.
{Porcelain shell} (Zo["o]l.), a cowry.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
China \Chi"na\, noun
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See {Porcelain}.
{China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See {Aster}.
{China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1.
{China clay} See {Kaolin}.
{China grass}, Same as {Ramie}.
{China ink}. See {India ink}.
{China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of {Dianthus} ({Dianthus Chiensis}) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink.
{China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax} ({Smilax China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and {Alpinia officinarum}).
{China rose}. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis}) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies.
{China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery.
{Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
China
noun
1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]
2: high quality porcelain originally made only in China
3: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {Nationalist China}, {Republic of China}]
4: dishware made of china [syn: {chinaware}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "china": adobe, biscuit, bisque, bowl, brick, bubble, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, clay, crock, crockery, eggshell, enamel, enamelware, firebrick, glass, glass house, house of cards, ice, jug, matchwood, old paper, parchment, piecrust, porcelain, pot, pottery, refractory, tile, tiling, urn, vase
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
China, TX (city, FIPS 14704) Location: 30.05224 N, 94.33564 W Population (1990): 1144 (463 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
China, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 1112 Housing Units (2000): 458 Land area (2000): 1.288801 sq. miles (3.337980 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008365 sq. miles (0.021665 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.297166 sq. miles (3.359645 sq. km) FIPS code: 14704 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 30.054259 N, 94.331882 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: China, TX China
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