china clay

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China clay^¹

noun China clays

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of china clay

china clay^²

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From its chief original use in Jingdezhen, China.

noun china clays

countable, uncountable Synonym of kaolin. Particularly engaging management's attention is the expanding market for china clay, which is mined in a sector of the Cornwall peninsula between St Austell in the south and Newquay in the north.
Similar: kaolin

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@misc{china_clay_2026,
  title = {china clay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/china%20clay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}