arnatto

American  

[ahr-nat-oh, -nah-toh] / ɑrˈnæt oʊ, -ˈnɑ toʊ /

noun

plural

arnattos

1. annatto.

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Example Sentences

These articles require to be first washed, and afterwards dyed of a different colour, in order to change and improve their appearance.—For a Buff or salmon colour, according to the depth of the hue, rub down on a pewter plate two pennyworth of Spanish arnatto, and then boil it in a pail of water a quarter of an hour.

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If the colours be wanted of a deeper cast, arnatto or dragon's blood may be added to the tincture.

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Sometimes a coronal of flowers surrounds the head, which is usually adorned by a large daub of arnatto on the hair above the brow; while the forehead and cheeks are painted in various patterns with the same vermilion colour, which adds extreme ferocity to their appearance.

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Some of the men also smear their bodies with arnatto, as do the women.

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From time to time, as the paste assumes consistency, they add long pepper, arnatto, and lastly, vanilla.

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