red liquor

American  

noun

1. mordant rouge.

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Etymology

Origin of red liquor

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

Add lemon peel, a clove or two, and some bruised allspice; just cover them with water, and add a little red liquor.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

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

Such mordants as "red liquor" and "iron liquor," which are acetates of alumina and iron respectively, are also wasted, a portion of them being precipitated by the lime, thus weakening the mordant baths.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

In the third glass, the red liquor will assume a violet tint.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown