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1. (adj.) mordant
sharply caustic or sarcastic; biting; cutting:
mordant wit.
2. mordant
burning; corrosive.
3. mordant
having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing.
4. (n.) mordant
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter.
5. mordant
an acid or other corrosive substance used in etching.
6. (v.t.) mordant
to impregnate or treat with a mordant.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < MF, prp. of mordre to bite &indirdesc; L mordēre; see -ant)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mordant
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
2. (adj) black, grim, mordant
harshly ironic or sinister
"black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
3. (adj) caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mordant
biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe
2. (adj) mordant
serving to fix colors
3. (noun) mordant
any corroding substance used in etching
4. (noun) mordant
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
5. (noun) mordant
any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere
6. (verb) mordant
to subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing
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