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Webster 1913 Edition
Kaoline
{
, Ka′o-lin
,Ka′o-line
}Noun.
[Chin.
kao-ling
.] (Min.)
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.
☞ The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.