red liquor

American  

noun

1. mordant rouge.

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Etymology

Origin of red liquor

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

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 Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

If the extract of bismuth is added to the red liquor of the cochineal in a small quantity, it will change it to a purple or violet colour.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

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

Such mordants as "red liquor" and "iron liquor," which are acetates of alumina and iron respectively, are also wasted, a portion of them being precipitated by the lime, thus weakening the mordant baths.

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