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polverines

polverines is the plural of polverine.

Meaning of polverine

Noun

polverine (countable and uncountable, plural polverines)

  1. (uncountable) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
  2. (countable) A tiny biting insect found in South America.
    • Mosquitoes and polverines, little midges so small as to be scarcely visible, rose in a cloud from the water and settled on our hands and faces.1946, Kenneth Walker, I talk of dreams: an experiment in autobiography, page 145

Questions about polverines

What is polverines the plural of?
Polverines is the plural of polverine.

Words near polverines in the dictionary

  1. polushkas
  2. polushki
  3. poluustav
  4. Poluwat
  5. polverine
  6. polverines
  7. Polvijärvi
  8. polwar
  9. polwars
  10. Polwarth
  11. Polwarths

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