pearl-ash

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: pearlash

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

pearl-ash (uncountable)

  1. A gray-white powder, having chemical properties of quicklime, made by heating mollusk shells to a temperature sufficient to calcine the material.

References[edit]

  • Universal Dictionary of the English Language [UDE], 1896; under snuff.

Anagrams[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pearl-ash&oldid=77961348"