petunse

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 白墩子.

Noun

petunse (countable and uncountable, plural petunses)

  1. Powdered feldspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain. [from 18th c.]
    • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 86:
      Grind with strong arm, the circling chertz betwixt, / Your pure Ka-o-lins and Pe-tun-tses mixt […] .

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