Crossword-Solution: PETUNTSE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Petuntse | n. | Alt. of Petuntze |
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| Clue | Answers |
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| HARD-paste porcelain, material used in | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with PETUNTSE (5)
Kaolin is the very same with the clay called in Cornwall [Transcriber's note: word missing] and the petuntse is a granite similar to the Cornish moorstone.
Gradually, however, it became better, until now--although England turns out almost no true porcelain, that is, the scientifically blended kaolin and petuntse clays--she makes some of the most beautiful and durable china manufactured anywhere." "What is it made of?" inquired Theo, much puzzled.
The germ of the manufacture lay in the discovery of large masses of primary clay (kaolin) mixed with finely-ground felspathic rock (petuntse), both of which were carefully washed, levigated and purified.
The body of Chinese porcelain varied from time to time within wide limits, but, broadly speaking, it always consists of purified kaolin, petuntse and quartz (sand), mixed in various proportions, sometimes with additional ingredients, according to the quality of ware desired.
For the glaze the purest and cleanest portions of the felspathic rock (petuntse) were selected and mixed with lime--all being ground to fine powder.