quercitron

American  

[kwur-si-truhn] / ˈkwɜr sɪ trən /

noun

1. an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.

2. the bark itself.

3. the dye obtained from this bark.

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Etymology

Origin of quercitron

1785–95; < Latin quer ( cus ) oak + citron

Example Sentences

Dark Brown Olive.—Prepare the dye-bath with 12 lb. cutch, 2 lb. bluestone, 2½ lb. alum, 10 lb. quercitron extract, 2 lb. indigo carmine 4 lb. turmeric, ¼ lb.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

But with larger proportions of logwood the color obtained was a fine bluish-black, and with the addition of a small proportion of fustic or quercitron bark to the logwood a jet black was readily produced.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

Flavine, flā′vin, n. a concentrated preparation of quercitron bark, till recently an important yellow dye.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The American quercitron bark gives us also a useful additional yellow dye.

From Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Various

Under the deep-furrowed, brown surface bark is a yellow layer, rich in tannin, and a dyestuff called quercitron.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen