red liquor

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English

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Etymology

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So called because used originally for red dyestuffs.

Noun

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red liquor (uncountable)

  1. (dyeing) A solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber.

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