china-clayn.
a. A fine white potter's clay, called also kaolin, derived from the felspar of disintegrated granitic rocks, employed in the manufacture of china or porcelain.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > for making pottery > types of
white claya1387
bottle clay1686
porcelain clay1690
blue clay1698
tasco1726
kaolin1728
capital1738
unaker1744
saggar1786
ball clay1811
Cornish clay1829
china-clay1840
Poole clay1875
bleaching-clay1881
pâte1890
virgin clay1891
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > kandites > kaolinite > varieties
kaolin1728
nacrite1808
pholerite1826
gilbertite1830
tuesite1837
china-clay1840
teratolite1868
1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 472/1 For the better kinds, a portion of China-clay..is added.
1879 Manch. Guard. 25 Jan. Mixings of size which contained among other things..glue and China clay.
b. attributive.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective] > china-clay
china-clay1875
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > made of clay > of specific type
iron clay1772
china-clay1875
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 810 The depth of the China-clay pits is various, extending from twenty feet to fifty feet.
1888 Daily News 10 July 5/1 China-clay works are the chief offenders. Many of the Cornish streams are like rivers of milk from the..fine kaolin with which they are charged.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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