Dictionary 1. (n.) Purslain.2. (n.) A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; -- called also China, or China ware. Thesaurus adobe biscuit bisque bowl brick cement ceramic ware ceramics china clay crock crockery enamel enamelware firebrick glass jug pot pottery refractory tile tiling urn vase |