(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

(usually uncountable) Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.

(countable, now usually in the plural) An object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware.

(countable, rare) Synonym of cowrie.

(countable, often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.