kyanize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of kyanize
1830–40; named after J. H. Kyan (1774–1850), Irish developer of the process; see -ize
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Page 28,— "nor gave He heed to aught on land or wave; As if some kyanized regret Were in his heart," etc., etc.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various
Embalmed meats and kyanized sentences are never good.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
Lot's wife was fresh compared to her— They've kyanized the useless knir, She canna decompose—nae mair Than her accursed annuity.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
Given a fair chance, it may be made very durable, and is even rendered practically fire-proof without great cost, by kyanizing and various other methods that are adopted for the same purpose.
From Homes and How to Make Them by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)
He wanted to acquaint himself with the new methods of kyanizing railroad ties, and insisted that he could not get along without my aid.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
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