释义 |
† ˈtarso Obs. [a. It. tarso.] A white siliceous stone found in Italy, formerly used in glass-making.
1662Merrett tr. Neri's Art of Glass viii, Tarso..makes..fairer glass than any sand that is in Tuscany. 1712tr. Pomet's Hist. Drugs I. 105 Beat..finely and searse your Tarso, Crystal, &c. 1799G. Smith Laboratory I. 171 The fluxes used in the other are salts, or arsenic, and the body consists of tarso, white river pebbles, and such stones. |