Polverine

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:06:13

Pol"ve*rine (?), n. [It. polverino, fr. polvere ust, L. pulvis, -veris. See Powder.]

Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass.

 

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