china girl
n.— «David Bowie’s sultry song “China Girl” could well be an ode to the female lab technicians, models, and actresses who once posed in color timing strips—also referred to as “china girls”—for movies.» —“What’s happening this week” Boston Globe July 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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