red liquor

American  

noun

1. mordant rouge.

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Etymology

Origin of red liquor

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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red liquor

Add lemon peel, a clove or two, and some bruised allspice; just cover them with water, and add a little red liquor.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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 Alexandre Dumas père

I wear a red shirt then, drink red liquor, play de fiddle at de 'lection box, and vote de white folks ticket.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

One that is fit for the dyer will yield a rich violet red liquor.

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 P. L. Simmonds

For red on white grounds and for red grounds, a mordant of red liquor at 5° to 6° B. is printed on, with a little salt of tin or nitro-muriate of tin.

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

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