red liquor

American  

noun

1. mordant rouge.

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Etymology

Origin of red liquor

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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red liquor

He noted, as a singular circumstance, that there were wineglasses upon the kitchen table and that they held red liquor and white.

From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden

And raising the foot of the bed, he drew out the phial, still a third filled with the red liquor.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre

Lastly, aluminate of soda may be used as a mordant in place of red liquor or sulphate of alumina.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 by Various

I see, by the very mouths thou makest, thy throat is as dry as a dander, and, by and by, may set fire to my red liquor.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay

Finish in a fresh bath containing 3 lb. logwood, 6 lb. red liquor; enter cotton at 100° F., work ten minutes, lift, wash and dry.

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