red liquor

American  

noun

1. mordant rouge.

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Etymology

Origin of red liquor

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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 Simmonds, P. L.

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

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