Definition of Petanques

1. petanque [n] - See also: petanque

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petanques

petalless
petallike
petalodies
petalody
petaloid
petaloideous
petalomania
petalosticha
petalous
petals
petameter
petameters
petametre
petametres
petanque
petanques (current term)
petar
petara
petaras
petarasite
petard
petards
petaries
petars
petary
petascale
petasecond
petaseconds
petasos
petasoses

Literary usage of Petanques

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mexico in 1827 by Henry George Ward (1828)
"... or " petanques," are the names given to the masses or crystallizations of pure silver, which are not unfrequently met with. The three last are too rich ..."

2. Mexico by Henry George Ward (1829)
"... or " petanques," are the names given to the masses or crystallizations of pure silver, which are not unfrequently met with. The three last are too rich ..."

3. The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora: An Address Before the by Sylvester Mowry (1863)
"Ore of superior quality (petanques hechos), La Colorada. Silver—65 per cent=26 mar. (208 oz.) per ton. Gold—heavy ley not determined. Assay, No. 838. ..."

4. Report of the Court of Directors, Addressed to the Share-holders by Court of Directors, United Mexican Mining Association (1825)
"... and petanques. There are sometimes very considerable spaces in the lodes without any silver, or with so small a quantity, that the working is ..."

5. Arizona and Sonora: The Geography, History, and Resources of the Silver by Sylvester Mowry (1864)
"Silver—5 per cent. =20 marcos (160 oz.) per ton. Gold—as in 841. Assay No. 837. Ore of superior quality (petanques hechos), La Colorada. Silver—65 per cent. ..."

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