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Earthenware vs Porcelain - What's the difference?

earthenware | porcelain |

As nouns the difference between earthenware and porcelain

is that earthenware is an opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds while porcelain is a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.

earthenware

English

Noun

(wikipedia earthenware)
  • (ceramics) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

    • Coordinate terms

    *stoneware

    References

    porcelain

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia porcelain)
  • (usually, uncountable) A hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
  • (usually, countable) Anything manufactured from this material..

    • Derived terms

    * ivory porcelain * porcelain clay * porcelain crab * porcelain jasper * porcelain printing * porcelain shell * porcelaneous

    References

    * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]