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CHINAWARE [2 records]

Record 1 1996-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

A name given to a hard, translucent pottery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Produit céramique à pâte fine, compacte, généralement blanche, fortement vitrifiée, translucide sous faible épaisseur, et le plus souvent recouverte d'un émail incolore et transparent.

CONT

La pâte de porcelaine est constituée d'un élément plastique (kaolin), d'un dégraissant (quartz, silex) et d'un fondant (feldspath, phosphate de calcium ou fritte artificielle).

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines

Spanish

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