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isinglass
[ ahy-zuhn-glas, -glahs, ahy-zing- ]
noun
- 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.
- mica, especially in thin, translucent sheets.
isinglass
/ ˈaɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs /
noun
- a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
isinglass
/ ī′zən-glăs′,ī′zĭng- /
- 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.
- 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.
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Use good quality silk, and on this spread a solution of isinglass warmed.
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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.
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Dissolve two ounces of isinglass in a little hot water, and add it to the jelly just as it is beginning to boil.
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Break it up, and to each pound allow a gill of water and an ounce of isinglass.
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