china

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china - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [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.
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           Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
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     Ivory porcelain, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
        produced by depolishing. See Depolishing.
  
     Porcelain clay. See under Clay.
  
     Porcelain crab (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), a cowry.
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  China \Chi"na\, n.
     1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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     2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
        porcelain. See Porcelain.
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     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.
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china - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  China
      n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
           Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: China,
           People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China
           , Red China, PRC, Cathay]
      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, China,
         Nationalist China, Republic of China]
      4: dishware made of high quality porcelain [syn: chinaware,
         china]

china - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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)

china - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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