Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PE-TUNSE', or PE-TUNTSE'
PE-TUNSE', or PE-TUNTSE', n. [or PE-TUNTZE'. pe-tuns'.]
Porcelain clay so called, need by the Chinese in the manufacture of porcelain or china-ware. It is a variety of feldspar. – Encyc. Cleaveland.
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