mordant

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

Ms. Arnott’s sharply observed novel delivers a well-balanced blend of suspense, mordant wit and social commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Via a wild final act, the nihilistic streak seen in many of Mr. Lanthimos’s previous movies emerges again, this time in an especially mordant way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

The girl watched him warily, but Stonesnake gave a mordant chuckle.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

Iron is one of the oldest mordants known and is largely used in wool and cotton dyeing.

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

A separate bath should always be kept for dyes or mordants containing iron.

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

The mode of applying the mordants varies according to the nature of the fibre and the metallic salt employed, the chief mordants at present in use being salts of chromium, aluminium, tin, copper and iron.

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

The mordanted cloth is then entered into the dye bath and boiled for an hour or longer, until the desired shade is obtained or the dye bath exhausted.

From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson

The next stage in the process is the actual dyeing operations, which is done by immersing the mordanted wool in a bath of the dye-stuff or mixture of dye-stuffs.

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

Chrome mordanted wool should be dyed without delay, as it is rather sensitive to light, especially the yellow sort, which gradually changes into the green sort of chromed wool.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech

Silk is dyed in a similar manner to wool, the fibre being mordanted by the ordinary methods and then dyed in a separate bath.

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

Crimson is dyed by mordanting the wool with alum and tartar and dyeing in a separate bath with ground cochineal.

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

This hawking machine will be found useful in dyeing indigo on wool, in mordanting and dyeing wool with the Alizarine series of dyes.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech

The direct dyes are so called because they dye cotton without the aid of any mordanting process.

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

It is advisable to reduce the strength of the oiling and mordanting baths down to one-half.

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

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