单词 | pâte dure |
释义 | pâte duren. Ceramics. Hard clay; the porcelain made from this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > particular qualities of clay pryan1631 fireclay1686 pâte tendre1858 pâte dure1863 1863 W. Chaffers Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain 163 The pâte dure, or true porcelain, is of the whiteness of milk, and feels to the touch of a hard and cold nature. 1899 R. Glazier Man. Hist. Ornament 83 Porcelain is technically known under the terms ‘hard paste’ (‘pâte dure’) and ‘soft’ (‘pâte tendre’). 1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 215 Pâte dure, the French term for hard-paste porcelain. 2003 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 7 White pate dure (hard paste) porcelain figures by E. M. Falconet are also on display. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863 |
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