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

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quercitron

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

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

A very minute proportion of quercetin, a principle yielded by quercitron bark, has been obtained from catechu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Similarly the dyer proceeds to dye black upon a deep blue basis of indigo, with the ruddy colour of madder and the yellow of quercitron, &c.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

As a rule they are iron rust, picric acid, turmeric, fustic, weld, Persian berries or quercitron.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes