Mordant \Mor"dant\, a. [F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L.
mordere. See Morsel.]
1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
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2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mordant \Mor"dant\, n. [F., originally, biting.]
1. Any corroding substance used in etching.
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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.
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3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made
to adhere.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mordant \Mor"dant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Mordanting.]
To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to
mordant goods for dyeing.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mordant
adj : harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke";
"grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning
... to savage mordant wit" [syn: black, grim]
n : a substance used to treat leather or other materials before
dyeing; aids in dyeing process
WordNet (r) 2.0
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "mordant":
Attic, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent,
acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, actual cautery, asperous,
astringent, biting, bitter, brand, brand iron, branding iron,
brilliant, caustic, cauter, cauterant, cauterizer, cautery, clever,
corroding, corrosive, cutting, double-edged, driving, droll, edged,
effective, electrocautery, escharotic, facetious, fierce, forceful,
forcible, funny, gutsy, harsh, hot iron, humorous, humorsome,
imperative, impressive, incisive, irritating, jesting, jocose,
jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, lunar caustic,
mordacious, moxa, nervous, nimble-witted, nose-tickling,
penetrating, piercing, piquant, poignant, pointed,
potential cautery, powerful, punchy, pungent, quick-witted, radium,
rapier-like, rigorous, rough, salt, salty, scathing, scintillating,
scorching, sensational, severe, sharp, sinewed, sinewy, slashing,
smart, sour, sparkling, sprightly, stabbing, stinging, strident,
striking, stringent, strong, tart, telling, trenchant, vehement,
vigorous, violent, virulent, vital, vitriolic, whimsical,
withering, witty
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
black, dutch mordant, ferric mordant records, grim, mordant azaneal antanas, mordant dye, mordant red 19, mordant yellow 3 pathway
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