petunse

English

Alternative forms

• petuntse
• petuntze

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 […] .

Anagrams

• Puentes, petunes, puntees, tense up