alquifou

English

Etymology

Equivalent to arquifoux, from French alquifoux, from the same Arabic word as alcohol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ælkɪˈfuː/, /ˈælkɪˌfuː/

Noun

alquifou (uncountable)

A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
Synonyms: pottern ore, potter's ore

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “alquifou”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)