petunse
English
Alternative forms
- petuntse
- petuntze
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 白墩子.
Noun
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, p. 86:
- Grind with strong arm, the circling chertz betwixt, / Your pure Ka-o-lins and Pe-tun-tses mixt […] .
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, p. 86:
Anagrams
- Puentes, petunes, puntees, tense up