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† ˈtasco, ˈtascony Obs. rare—0. [ad. It. tasconio ‘a kind of white clay or marble, whereof goldsmiths pots{ddd}were made’ (Florio 1598), ad. L. tasconium (Pliny).] (See quots.)
1726Bailey, Tasco, a sort of Clay, for making Melting-Pots. 1730― (folio), Tascony, a sort of white Earth like Chalk, and is the only Earth that endures the Blast of the Bellows and Heat of the Fire and running Metal. 1823Crabb Techn. Dict., Tasco. |