nutgall

American  

[nuht-gawl] / ˈnʌtˌgɔl /

noun

1. a nutlike gall or excrescence, especially one formed on an oak.

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nutgall British  

/ ˈnʌtˌɡɔːl /

noun

1. a nut-shaped gall caused by gall wasps on the oak and other trees

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Etymology

Origin of nutgall

First recorded in 1585–95; nut + gall ³

Example Sentences

After completion of laconic epistolary compositions she abandoned the implement of calligraphy in the encaustic pigment, exposed to the corrosive action of copperas, green vitriol and nutgall.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

The direct antidote is a solution of nutgall or oak bark.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

Oncle Jazon winked at the gray sky and puckered his mouth so that it looked like a nutgall on an old, dry leaf.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice

Boil a little nutgall and add to the water.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

Nutgall, and logwood inks, of course, should not be tested comparatively by this method, as the logwood ink will respond to the ammonia sooner than the nutgall ink.

From Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds by Lavay, Jerome Buell