petunse
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
petunse (countable and uncountable, plural petunses)
- 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 […] .