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Meanings of mordant in английском

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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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Usage of mordant in английском
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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
4
Wool is generally boiled in a weak solution of whatever mordant is used.
Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Us...
5
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
10
This is a very intelligent book, full of sharp insights and mordant wit.
The Guardian
11
It is a fraught catalogue of misfortune, illuminated with flashes of mordant wit.
The Guardian
12
The girl watched him warily, but Stonesnake gave a mordant chuckle.
A clash of kings
13
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
15
And in the process he passed mordant judgment on the nature of human beings.
The Guardian
16
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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