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

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

The bark of the black oak, Quercus tinctoria and its varieties, natives of North America, are used by dyers under the name of quercitron.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

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

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

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