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mordaz
Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
mordaz • mordiente
Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.
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