Chinamaniac en · NOUN
Etymology
From China + maniac.
Meanings
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A person obsessed with collecting porcelain; an avid china collector.
"And some of the old china in the kitchen is Chelsea and Dresden and I noticed a Spode dinner-set there and some Crown Derby cups." "All that doesn't mean a thing to me. Does it mean that the stuff's valuable?" "Goodness, yes! Chinamaniacs pay all sorts of fancy prices for good examples of old china."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinamaniacs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |