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petuntse
or pe·tun·tze
[ pi-toon-tse; Chinese baw-duhn-dzuh ]
noun
- a type of feldspar, used in certain porcelains.
petuntse
/ pɪˈtʌntsɪ; -ˈtʊn- /
noun
- a fusible feldspathic mineral used in hard-paste porcelain; china stone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petuntse1
1720–30; < Chinese (Wade-Giles) pai2tun1tzŭ0, (pinyin) bái dùnzi white mound
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petuntse1
C18: from Chinese (Beijing) pe tun tzu, from pe white + tun heap + tzu offspring
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Example Sentences
It is not, therefore, composed simply of kaolin and petuntse.
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The manufacture of hard porcelain was begun at Svres in 1769, the quarries of St. Yrieix supplying both the kaolin and petuntse.
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Chemically, petuntse resembles the pegmatite of Limoges; mineralogically, it is to be classed with petrosilicious felspar.
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The kaolin and petuntse used in making paste for Chinese porcelain are chemically identical with the materials used in Europe.
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The Chinese glaze is also the more fusible, on account of the addition of lime to the petuntse, which the French use pure.
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