porcelainize

porcelainize
porcelainization, n.
/pawr"seuh leuh nuyz', pohr"-, pawrs"leuh-, pohrs"-/, v.t., porcelainized, porcelainizing.
to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.
Also, esp. Brit., porcelainise.
[1860-65; PORCELAIN + -IZE]

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