Mordant
Page 1 of 1, a sample page, at reduced quality. Open the document to read it in full.
A short dictionary entry defining a mordant as a substance applied to fabric to fix the dye. It cites Pliny's account of ancient India and Egypt, where cloth was treated with dye-absorbing drugs and then immersed in a single dye bath, coming out in several colors.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
(A free account is all you need)
From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
Have missing pages or a better copy of this document, or another document to share? Contributing documents »