bone china
noun/ˌbəʊn ˈtʃaɪnə/
/ˌbəʊn ˈtʃaɪnə/
[uncountable]- 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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