单词 | potichomanist |
释义 | potichomanistn. rare. A person who practises the art of potichomania. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > surface and planographic printing > printing on china and glass > [noun] > person potichomanist1861 decalcomaniac1866 1861 D. Young Demonstrative Transl. Sci. Secrets § 559, 265 If the potichomanist wishes to decorate the mouth of his vase with a gold border, he can do so by mixing some gold powder in a few drops of the essence of lavender and some varnish, [etc.]. 1884 Decorator's Assistant 122 Potichomanists have found the art capable of greater results than the mere imitation of porcelain vases, by the introduction of glass panels, [etc.]. 1965 Times 20 Feb. 13/1 [Potichomania] offered the means of transforming a plain glass vase into a richly decorated one which the potichomanist could fondly regard as quite the equal of the Sèvres..porcelain jar he had set out to imitate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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