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Definition of bone china noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bone china

noun

/ˌbəʊn ˈtʃaɪnə/

/ˌbəʊn ˈtʃaɪnə/

[uncountable]

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very thin china made of clay mixed with crushed bone (= that has been broken and pressed into a powder); cups, plates, etc. made of this

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