carrageen

or car·ra·gheen

[ kar-uh-geen ]

noun

Irish moss.

Origin of carrageen

First recorded in 1825–35; named after Carrageen in SE Ireland

Words Nearby carrageen

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How to use carrageen in a sentence

Chondrus crispus, called carrageen or Irish moss, and also pearl-moss, and sea-moss.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
Bandoline, a fixative for keeping hair in curl is commonly prepared from carrageen.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902] | Various
carrageen is a word of Irish origin and was apparently originally applied to sea weeds in general.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902] | Various
The rock seaweed (called dillisk) and carrageen moss are used.
China | Sir Henry Arthur Blake
After standing 24 hours, it can be used in the same way, as carrageen size.
The Progress of the Marbling Art | Josef Halfer

British Dictionary definitions for carrageen

carrageen

carragheen or carageen

/ (ˈkærəˌɡiːn) /

noun

an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of North America and N Europe: Also called: Irish moss

Origin of carrageen

C19: from Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland, where it is plentiful

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