petuntsen.

Brit.

/peɪˈtʊntsə/,

/pᵻˈtʌntsə/, U.S.

/pəˈtʊn(t)sə/

Forms: 1700s petunsa, 1700s–1800s petunse, 1700s–1800s petuntze, 1700s– petuntse, 1800s pehtuntse.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese báidūnzi.

Etymology: < Chinese báidūnzi (Wade-Gile transcription pai-tun-tzu; pronunciation with e in the first syllable is due to southern Mandarin dialect) < bái white + dūnzi stone block (probably referring to the shape in which the pulverized stone was transported; < dūn mound, stone + -zi, enclitic suffix forming nouns).

A white earth prepared (originally in China) by pulverizing a kaolinized granite, and used with kaolin in the manufacture of porcelain to obtain transparency. Also: the material from which this earth is prepared, china stone.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > paste for making porcelain

petuntse1728

paste1735

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frit1791

service paste1839

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Porcelain There are two kinds of Earths..used in the Composition of Porcelain..the second, call'd Petunsa, is a plain white, but exceedingly fine, and soft to the Touch.

1742 Curious Traveller 111 The Petuntse is mixed with shining Particles.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. xxix. 440 Felt spar, or petuntze, is generally opaque.

1840 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 491 Each separate microscopic grain.., like other decomposing felspars, is passing into a variety of percellanite kao-lin, or pe-tun-tse.

1879 J. J. Young Ceramic Art 53 The manufacture of hard porcelain was begun at Sèvres in 1769, the quarries of St. Yrieix supplying both the kaolin and petuntse.

1910 S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. i. 13 The felspathic stone, or petuntse, which is fusible at a high temperature, and gives transparency to the porcelain.

1972 Trans. Oriental Ceramic Soc. 38 6 The further stage leading to the production of porcelain,..is achieved when..the feldspar has the easily fusible character of petuntse.

2002 S. Goss Brit. Tea & Coffee Cups 6 It [sc. the formula for porcelain] did not reach Britain until about 1760, when an apothecary..found china clay (kaolin) and china stone (petuntse) in Cornwall and subsequently set up his factory in Plymouth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petuntse
释义	petuntsen. Brit. /peɪˈtʊntsə/, /pᵻˈtʌntsə/, U.S. /pəˈtʊn(t)sə/ Forms: 1700s petunsa, 1700s–1800s petunse, 1700s–1800s petuntze, 1700s– petuntse, 1800s pehtuntse. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese báidūnzi. Etymology: < Chinese báidūnzi (Wade-Gile transcription pai-tun-tzu; pronunciation with e in the first syllable is due to southern Mandarin dialect) < bái white + dūnzi stone block (probably referring to the shape in which the pulverized stone was transported; < dūn mound, stone + -zi, enclitic suffix forming nouns). A white earth prepared (originally in China) by pulverizing a kaolinized granite, and used with kaolin in the manufacture of porcelain to obtain transparency. Also: the material from which this earth is prepared, china stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > paste for making porcelain petuntse1728 paste1735 body1774 frit1791 service paste1839 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Porcelain There are two kinds of Earths..used in the Composition of Porcelain..the second, call'd Petunsa, is a plain white, but exceedingly fine, and soft to the Touch. 1742 Curious Traveller 111 The Petuntse is mixed with shining Particles. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. xxix. 440 Felt spar, or petuntze, is generally opaque. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 491 Each separate microscopic grain.., like other decomposing felspars, is passing into a variety of percellanite kao-lin, or pe-tun-tse. 1879 J. J. Young Ceramic Art 53 The manufacture of hard porcelain was begun at Sèvres in 1769, the quarries of St. Yrieix supplying both the kaolin and petuntse. 1910 S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. i. 13 The felspathic stone, or petuntse, which is fusible at a high temperature, and gives transparency to the porcelain. 1972 Trans. Oriental Ceramic Soc. 38 6 The further stage leading to the production of porcelain,..is achieved when..the feldspar has the easily fusible character of petuntse. 2002 S. Goss Brit. Tea & Coffee Cups 6 It [sc. the formula for porcelain] did not reach Britain until about 1760, when an apothecary..found china clay (kaolin) and china stone (petuntse) in Cornwall and subsequently set up his factory in Plymouth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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