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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.