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

Then of wood colours we have further: quercitron, Persian berries, fustic and the tannins or tannic acids, comprising extracts, barks, fruits, and gallnuts, with also leaves and twigs, as with sumac.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

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

The dye-woods—fustic, Brazil wood, bar wood, Lima wood, cam wood, cutch, peach wood, quercitron bark, Persian berries—have since the introduction of the direct dyes lost much of their importance and are now little used.

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

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

About the time of the Revolution the town became a well-known station for the export of quercitron bark, and all the while the clacking mills were busy along the uneasy rapids of the Brandywine.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 by Various