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Petuntze — Petunse Pe*tunse , Petuntse Pe*tuntse , Petuntze Pe*tuntze , n. [From Chinese.] Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petuntze — pe·tun·tze … English syllables
petuntze — noun see petuntse … Useful english dictionary
Petunse — Pe*tunse , Petuntse Pe*tuntse , Petuntze Pe*tuntze , n. [From Chinese.] Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petuntse — Petunse Pe*tunse , Petuntse Pe*tuntse , Petuntze Pe*tuntze , n. [From Chinese.] Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petuntse — /pi toon tse/; Chin. /baw dun dzu /, n. a type of feldspar, used in certain porcelains. Also, petuntze. [1720 30; < Chin (Wade Giles) pai2tun1tzu0, (pinyin) bái dùnzi white mound] * * * … Universalium
pétunsé — (pé tun sé) s. m. Nom d une variété du feldspath commun composé de silice et de chaux, dont on se sert en Chine pour faire la porcelaine. On écrit aussi pétunzé et pétuntzé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
petuntse — /pəˈtʊntsi/ (say puh toontsee) noun a Chinese rock reduced mechanically to a fine powder and used as one of the ingredients of certain kinds of porcelain. Also, petuntze. {Chinese, from pe (dialect variant of pai) white + tun mound, stone + tze… …
