pearlash

American  

[purl-ash] / ˈpɜrlˌæʃ /

noun

1. commercial potassium carbonate.

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Etymology

Origin of pearlash

First recorded in 1720–30; pearl + ash ¹

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Example Sentences

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pearlash

Boil the wood in the rose-water in a glass vessel; then, when cold, add the pearlash and spirit.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse

Stains caused by acids may be removed by tying some pearlash up in the stained part; scrape some soap in cold, soft water, and boil the linen till the stain is out.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

For blues, purples, and their shades, add a small quantity of American pearlash, to restore the colors.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

Zack's Yankee brain had a scheme for utilizing the ashes, if only he had machinery big enough for converting all into potash and pearlash.

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Elizabeth Hely Walshe

If cheese get hard, and lose its flavour, pour some sweet wine over four ounces of pearlash, till the liquor ceases to ferment.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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