porcelain
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No host other than Conan O’Brien got more mileage out of his pale complexion, like when Colbert boasted of a vacation tan that took his skin tone “from porcelain to poached chicken breast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Sailing west across the Pacific for three months, the ships brought silver coins from Spain's American colonies to Manila, where they would be exchanged for luxury goods like silk, porcelain and jade from China.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Brent Poer and Beau Quillian’s historic home is an exuberant collage of Hermès plates, Black Forest antlers, Staffordshire porcelain figurines, majolica plates and art that has been lovingly curated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Not the silken, restaurant version piped into porcelain.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
On the night table a ballerina held aloft a lamp shade, and a soft pink light bathed her porcelain tutu, accentuating the curves of her strong legs.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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