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Significados de mordant en inglés

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Metal pieces at the end of a belt, opposite the end attached to the buckle.

Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.

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Harshly ironic or sinister.

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Examples for "black"
Examples for "black"
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The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
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Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
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Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
Valis
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Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
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This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
The Guardian
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It is possible the situation is less grim than it currently appears.
Reuters
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The Baghdad I left behind five years ago was a grim place.
The Guardian
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Scotland's chief medical officer had another grim message for the public today.
BBC
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They bring the grim reality of male violence into our living rooms.
The Guardian
5
This was the actual, and often quite grim, reality of the frontier.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Uso de mordant en inglés
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The dyes fixed with metallic mordant vary in their composition and properties.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer ...
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Preparation or mordant for eight dresses, silk and wool mixed, for black.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887
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The voice of the Bassett cut in on these mordant reflections:
Right Ho, Jeeves
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Wool is generally boiled in a weak solution of whatever mordant is used.
Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Us...
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Isabella opposed the scheme vehemently and unwisely, with mordant sarcasm and unjust reproaches.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
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He must have the gift of mordant speech, of epigram, and of rhetoric.
Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal
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They exhibit his mordant wit, his clear-sightedness and his moral courage.
The Eve of the French Revolution
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Mrs. Churchill, for her part, was up to something mordant involving a Hat.
Quicksilver
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Willie's lopsided smile, endless propositions, and mordant intelligence had somehow kept her sane.
The skin trade
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This is a very intelligent book, full of sharp insights and mordant wit.
The Guardian
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It is a fraught catalogue of misfortune, illuminated with flashes of mordant wit.
The Guardian
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The girl watched him warily, but Stonesnake gave a mordant chuckle.
A clash of kings
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The color paste used for printing contains both the dye and the mordant.
Textiles and Clothing
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Preparation or mordant for eight black dresses for renewing the color.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887
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And in the process he passed mordant judgment on the nature of human beings.
The Guardian
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In some cases, soaking in a cold concentrated solution of the mordant is sufficient.
Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Us...
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