porcelain goddess
Syllables: por·ce·lain god·dessUK/ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒdɛs/US/ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑdəs/
porcelain goddess noun: metaphor for a woman, often stressing paleness, delicateness or lack of emotion.
Noun
porcelain goddess (plural porcelain goddesses)
- metaphor for a woman, often stressing paleness, delicateness or lack of emotion.
- It was a breathless whisper from a porcelain goddess, pale cheeks accentuating striking blue eyes and glossy pink lips, full and parted with shallow breaths.2012, Julie Lessman, A Love Surrendered
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see porcelain, goddess.
- In China, there is not a street, nor a shop, nor a palace, nor a hovel, nor a college, nor a poor fisherman's boat, that has not an idol; a carved image of wood, or a porcelain goddess, or a molten divinity of clay, or a literary god of bronze [...]1826, Robert Morrison, A Parting Memorial
- A toilet bowl.
- Synonyms:
- porcelain god
Synonyms of porcelain goddess
Forms of porcelain goddess
| plural | porcelain goddesses |
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Questions about porcelain goddess
- What does porcelain goddess mean?
- Porcelain goddess means metaphor for a woman, often stressing paleness, delicateness or lack of emotion.
- What part of speech is porcelain goddess?
- Porcelain goddess is a noun.
- How do you pronounce porcelain goddess?
- Porcelain goddess is pronounced /ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒdɛs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of porcelain goddess?
- The plural of porcelain goddess is porcelain goddesses.
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