"petunse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: petunses [plural], petuntse [alternative], petuntze [alternative]
Etymology: From French petunse, pe-tun-tse, &c., from F.X. d'Entrecolles's 1712 irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 白墩子 (“white lump”), formerly used to describe the bricks transported from Qimen, Anhui, to Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|petunse}} French petunse, {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|zh|白墩子||white lump}} Chinese 白墩子 (“white lump”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} petunse (countable and uncountable, plural petunses)
  1. Rock rich in feldspar and/or mica, mixed with kaolin to create hard-paste pottery. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: porcelain stone, pottery stone
    Sense id: en-petunse-en-noun-CJlSYFLZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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