quercitron

[ kwur-si-truhn ]

noun

1. an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
2. the bark itself.
3. the dye obtained from this bark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quercitron¹

1785–95; < Latin quer ( cus ) oak + citron

Example Sentences

In winter they are passed through a slightly chalky water, then washed at the wheel, and dyed in quercitron or weld.

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A very minute proportion of quercetin, a principle yielded by quercitron bark, has been obtained from catechu.

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Some of the latter is so deficient as to afford colours nearly as fugitive as those of Brazil wood and quercitron.

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According to Bancroft, Quercitron is the yellow above all others for dyeing greens.

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The same mordants, with a dye of quercitron bark, give yellow and olive or drab.

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