porcelainize

[ pawr-suh-luh-nahyz, pohr-, pawrs-luh-, pohrs- ]

verb (used with object)

, por·ce·lain·ized, por·ce·lain·iz·ing.

1. to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.

Other Words From

• porce·lain·i·zation noun
• un·porce·lain·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of porcelainize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; porcelain + -ize