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isinglass

[ ahy-zuhn-glas, -glahs, ahy-zing- ]

noun

  1. a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
  2. mica, especially in thin, translucent sheets.


isinglass

/ ˈaɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs /

noun

  1. a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


isinglass

/ īzən-glăs′,īzĭng- /

  1. A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the inner membrane of the swim bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes. It is used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.
  2. Mica, especially in the form of the mineral muscovite.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isinglass1

1535–45; < Middle Dutch huysenblase (with glass for blase by folk etymology), literally, sturgeon bladder; cognate with German Hausenblase
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isinglass1

C16: from Middle Dutch huysenblase , literally: sturgeon bladder; influenced by English glass
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Example Sentences

Finish them by dipping a sponge into a size, made by boiling isinglass in water, and rub the wrong side.

Use good quality silk, and on this spread a solution of isinglass warmed.

If you put too much water to the calves-feet, the jelly will never be firm, till it is boiled over again with more isinglass.

Dissolve two ounces of isinglass in a little hot water, and add it to the jelly just as it is beginning to boil.

Break it up, and to each pound allow a gill of water and an ounce of isinglass.

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