porcelain clay

Whiteite earthen materialite

Porcelain clay is a fine white clay used to make porcelain—ceramic ware fired at high temperatures to produce a hard, translucent material.

The clay must be pure and free of impurities to achieve porcelain's characteristic whiteness and delicacy: She wedged the porcelain clay before throwing it on the wheel.

Related
  • kilnOven for hardening clay
  • glazeThin lustrous coating
  • ceramicFired clay material
  • firingTerminating employment
  • slipMinor error or misstep

bisque · wheel · pottery · translucent · fine china · bone china · delicate · china · bone · tea set · white · smooth · moldable · shaping · stoneware · wedging · throwing · sculpting

Opposites
ceramic body type

porcelain clayearthenware

Low-temperature fired pottery

terracotta · terra cotta · red clay · common clay · fireclay

material refinement

porcelain claynative clay

mud · dirt

Family

porcelain, clay, porcelains, clays, clayey, clayish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G