argol

American  

[ahr-guhl] / ˈɑr gəl /

Or argal

noun

1. a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.

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argol British  

/ ˈɑːɡɒl /

noun

1. crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats

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Etymology

Origin of argol

1350–1400; Middle English argul, argoile < Anglo-French argoil ≪ Latin argilla argil

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Example Sentences

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argol

The President would be voted a bigger, better "argol list," with authority to cut duties up to 50% in return for foreign concessions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Orange:—For five pounds of goods, muriate of tin six tablespoonfuls, argol four ounces; boil and dip one hour and add again to the dye one teacupful of madder; dip again one-half hour.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette

Or without argol or tartar, but I think their use is beneficial.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various

By the first method, equal portions of argol, lees of vinegar, and urine, are all boiled down together till turned into salt.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

The glass extracted from the crucible is ground to powder, and to this are added litharge, argol, glass-galls, and saltpetre, and they are melted in an earthen crucible.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

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