Meanings (ES + gloss)
alumbre
Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
For similar reasons, aluminium sulphate and alums are used in dyeing cloth.[…]Normally alums are soluble in water and insoluble in alcohols.
With weld and cochineal, which are colouring matters the most sensible to the action of sulphate of iron, the purified alums gave us colours more brilliant, fresh, and in a slight…
Phrases
Alum RockRoman alumalum cakealum earthalum minealum rockalum rootalum schistalum shalealum slatealum stonealum worksalum-basketalumedalumiferousaluminaalumingalumishalumiumalumocalcitealumrootalumstoneammonia alumburnt alumcake alumcarmalumchrome alumchrome-ammonia alumcommon alumfeather alumfilter alumhemalumiron alummagnesia alummanganese alummanganoso-magnesium alumnative alumpapermaker's alumplume alumplumose alum
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alumbrar
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
After drying, the cloth was alumed and finally dyed.
The silk should be boiled at the rate of 20 parts of soap per cent. , and then alumed. The aluming need not be so strong as for the fine crimson
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