kaolin
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Etymology edit
Spelling pronunciation, from French kaolin, from Mandarin 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.
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kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins)
- A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.
- 1757, The Handmaid to the Arts, volume 2:
- The composition of the Eastern or proper China ware, according to accounts that have great marks of authenticity, is from two earths; one of which is, as was before mentioned, vitrescent, and is called Petunse; the other a refractory or apyrous earth; and called Kaolin.
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 86:
- Grind with strong arm, the circling chertz betwixt, / Your pure Ka-o-lins and Pe-tun-tses mixt […] .
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- china clay
- E559 when used as an anti-caking agent
- paper clay
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clay
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References edit
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
Czech edit
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kaolin m inan
- Alternative form of kaolín
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French edit
Etymology edit
From the Chinese words 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
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Noun edit
kaolin m (plural kaolins)
Further reading edit
- “kaolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).
Noun edit
kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).
Noun edit
kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)
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- “kaolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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kaòlīn m (Cyrillic spelling као̀лӣн)