porcelain

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
2. 2
   Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
3. 3
   Synonym of kaolin: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.
4. 4
   An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.
5. 5
   Synonym of cowrie.
6. 6
   Synonym of wampum: strings of shells, beads, etc. used as ornamentation or currency; the composite shells, beads, etc.
7. 7
   A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.

Verb

1. 1
   To coat with a porcelain enamel.