porcelaining

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A form of porcelain — A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of porcelain
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