mordant

By contrast, Irwin quotes a mordant reflection on colonialism from V.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

The fascinated Kayleen, clearly outclassed in the first round of the ailment and injury competition that forms the mordant spine of the play, asks to see and touch Doug’s wound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Stamina is what’s required of those born into an earthly reality, for which, to quote mordant Beckett, there is no cure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

It failed to reach Sagane until after the war and was returned years later to Alvarez, who put his signature to it and delivered it again to Sagane as a mordant keepsake.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Options already exist for fixing dyes without lead, including natural mordants derived from plants rich in tannins, such as oak bark, pomegranate peel and rosemary, as well as alum, which is considered environmentally safe.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

“And the mordants too. You must learn those. Sometimes sumac. Tree galls are good. Some lichens. “Best is — here, come; let me show you.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Its great advantage is that it leaves the wool soft to the touch, whereas the other mordants are apt to harden the wool.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

In combination with ordinary mordants, tannic acid aids the attraction of the colouring matter to the fibre and adds brilliancy to the colours.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

Some of those named here dye the animal fibres, even without mordants; some are Direct Colours possessing mordant-dyeing 750 properties, others are sulphonic acid derivatives of Alizarin Colours, suitable for wool but not for cotton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

With silk and wool it gives a brighter colour if mordanted with alum or tin.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

The blue is largely used for cotton dyeing, producing on this fibre when properly mordanted an indigo shade.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola

Some dye-stuffs, such as logwood for blacks, work best when the wool is mordanted with chromic acid, which is effected when sulphuric acid is the assistant mordant.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech

Cotton and linen, on the other hand, are not dyed so readily; they need first to be mordanted or impregnated with the mordant tannic acid.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

To mordanted calico the shades imparted were dull and heavy, but very solid.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter

Also by adding 3 to 4 per cent Alum to the mordanting bath a still greener shade can be obtained.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

This form of machine is particularly suited for the mordanting and dyeing of heavy goods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The brightest yellows are got from it by mordanting with tin.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

The temperature of the mordanting bath must be raised very gradually to boiling point or the wool will dye unevenly.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet

In some cases the cotton is passed through alternate baths containing, on one hand, the mordanting salt, e.g., alum, copperas, etc., and, on the other, a fixing agent, such as soda or phosphate of soda.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech