porcelain goddess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒdɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑdəs/ (General-American)
- /-ɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑdəs/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(figuratively) 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:
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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:
- (humorous, idiomatic, singular) A toilet bowl.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| porcelain goddesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
pray to the porcelain goddess · worship the porcelain goddess