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arcanist|ɑːˈkeɪnɪst|
[f. arcanum + -ist.]
Used spec. of a person who has knowledge of a secret process of manufacture, esp. of the manufacture of porcelain.
1905R. L. Hobson Catal. Coll. Eng. Porc. Brit. Mus. p. xv, The royal houses vied with each other in securing the services of the arcanists from Meissen. 1939Burlington Mag. Oct. 172/2 The death of the arcanist and manager..brought to an end..the first period of the [porcelain] factory. 1959Times 10 Oct. 9/3 We also had our wandering arcanists. |