Meaning of porcelain goddess | Babel Free
/ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒdɛs/Definitions
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metaphor for a woman, often stressing paleness, delicateness or lack of emotion. figuratively
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see porcelain, goddess.
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A toilet bowl. humorous, idiomatic, singular
Examples
“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.”
“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 [...]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.