A historical term for a type of porcelain or ceramic material, or a person's name; also refers to bone dust used in making pottery.
From 'all' and 'bone,' referring to bone-based ceramic material. Used in 18th-19th century pottery terminology, possibly relating to Allbone pottery works.
In the 1700s, potters would mix bone ash into porcelain to make it whiter and stronger—and a pottery worker named Allbone became famous for this technique!
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