Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL'QUI-FOU
AL'QUI-FOU, n.
A sort of lead ore, which, when broken, looks like antimony. It is found in Cornwall, England; used by potters to give a green varnish to their wares, and called potter's ore. A small mixture of manganese gives it a blackish hue. – Encyc.
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