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kaoline
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kaoline, n. [Chin. kao-ling.].
A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar. [1913 Webster]
" The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration." [1913 Webster]
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