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stanniferous, a.|stæˈnɪfərəs|
[f. late L. stann-um tin + -ferous.]
Producing tin. ¶ Also incorrectly applied to designate enamels or glazes containing tin, and pottery treated with these.
1823J. J. Conybeare Geol. Devon & Cornw. in Ann. Philos. N.S. V. 185, I venture to propose the following division of the principal rock masses..1. Granite... 2. Metalliferous, or, more strictly, cupriferous and stanniferous slate... 3. Slate [etc.]. 1855J. R. Leifchild Cornwall 25 The St. Austell mining district is principally stanniferous. 1859Gullick & Timbs Painting 132 An opaque stanniferous enamel was known to the Arabs of Spain. 1875Fortnum Maiolica i. 4 Stanniferous or tin-glazed wares. |