bow porcelain

English - Turkish

Definition of bow porcelain in English Turkish dictionary

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bow to the porcelain altar

(deyim) Çok içip kusmak

English - English

Definition of bow porcelain in English English dictionary

English soft-paste porcelain made at a factory in Stratford-le-Bow, Essex, 1744-76. From 1750 bone ash was used in its production by Thomas Frye, an Irish engraver, who invented the process. Bow varies in appearance and quality, but at its best has a soft, creamy-white tone with a smooth glaze. Bow tablewares were among the first English porcelain to be ornamented with transfer-printed decorations (see Battersea enamelware). Bow also produced great quantities of figurines (e.g., statesmen, actors, birds, animals) in the Rococo style

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bow to the porcelain altar

(deyim) Vomit, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol. (The porcelain altar is a euphemism for a toilet bowl.)

1. He spent the whole night bowing to the porcelain altar. 2. I have the feeling that I will be bowing to the porcelain altar before morning.

Hyphenation

bow porce·lain

Turkish pronunciation

bau pôrsılın

Pronunciation

/ˈbou ˈpôrsələn/ /ˈbaʊ ˈpɔːrsələn/