red liquor

noun

Etymology

So called because used originally for red dyestuffs.

Definitions

  1. A solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation…

    A solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for red liquor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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