Mordant
Definition of Mordant
Mor´dant | a. | 1. | Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. | | 2. | (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors. | | n. | 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. |
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