bone china

noun

1. a fine, naturally white china made with bone ash.

bone china

noun

1. porcelain containing bone ash

Word History and Origins

Origin of bone china¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

But next to me at the head of the yardstick was a miniature chair of English bone china, white with hand-painted rosebuds.

From Literature

And speaking of bone, the English refined traditional porcelain by using crushed bone or bone ash in the clay mix for a whiter, brighter finish that we know as “bone china.”

From Seattle Times

The fine bone china has been made in Stoke-on-Trent by the Royal Collection Trust.

From BBC

Last year, Wedgwood debuted a fine bone china collection based on Bridges’s toile.

From Washington Post

Served on delicate bone china, the slices of cake towered precariously high.

From Literature