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mordant


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mordant  \Mor"dant\,  a.  [F.,  p.  pr  of  mordere  to  bite;  L. 
  mordere  See  {Morsel}.] 
  1.  Biting;  caustic;  sarcastic;  keen;  severe. 
 
  2.  (Dyeing  &  Calico  Printing)  Serving  to  fix  colors. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mordant  \Mor"dant\,  n.  [F.,  originally,  biting.] 
  1.  Any  corroding  substance  used  in  etching. 
 
  2.  (Dyeing  &  Calico  Printing)  Any  substance,  as  alum  or 
  copperas,  which  having  a  twofold  attraction  for  organic 
  fibers  and  coloring  matter,  serves  as  a  bond  of  union,  and 
  thus  gives  fixity  to  or  bites  in  the  dyes. 
 
  3.  (Gilding)  Any  sticky  matter  by  which  the  gold  leaf  is  made 
  to  adhere. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mordant  \Mor"dant\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Mordanted};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Mordanting}.] 
  To  subject  to  the  action  of  or  imbue  with  a  mordant;  as  to 
  mordant  goods  for  dyeing. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mordant 
  adj  :  harshly  ironic  or  sinister;  "black  humor";  "a  grim  joke"; 
  "grim  laughter";  "fun  ranging  from  slapstick  clowning 
  ...  to  savage  mordant  wit"  [syn:  {black},  {grim}] 
  n  :  a  substance  used  to  treat  leather  or  other  materials  before 
  dyeing;  aids  in  dyeing  process 




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