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stanniferous
/ stəˈnɪfərəs /
adjective
- containing tin; tin-bearing
Word History and Origins
Origin of stanniferous1
Example Sentences
It begins on the southern border, where the Silver Spur mine maintains a constant output of silver and other mineral products, and where the Stanthorpe district, our first stanniferous field, still materially assists, with the aid of dredges, in the tin production of the State; and extends northerly a hundred miles beyond the goldfield of Coen, in the Cape York Peninsula.
The pottery of Germany consists of two distinct classes: the fayence with opaque white stanniferous glaze, and that which to a great extent is called in England stoneware, in Germany Steingut, and in France grès or sandstone.
The earthenware vessels with stanniferous enamel, called in Italy sgraffiato ware, have been attributed to Città di Castello.
Whether he used a plumbiferous, or lead glaze; or a stanniferous, or tin glaze, we do not know.
Associated words: stannary, stannic, stanniferous, stannous, shadd. tin mine. stannary. tinsel, a. glittering, meretricious, specious, flashy. tinsel, n. spangle, pinchbeck, glitter, tawdriness. tinsmith, n. whitesmith, tinner. tintype, n. ferrotype, stannotype. tip, v. incline, lean, cant, tilt; careen, capsize, keel, overturn, upset.--n. end, apex, extremity. tiptop, n.
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