'Polverine' definitions:
Definition of 'Polverine'
- Polverine \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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