English-Thai Dictionary
mordant
ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ ติด สีย้อม sueng-tam-hai-tid-se-yom
mordant
ADJ เย้ยหยัน กระทบกระเทียบ แดกดัน เสียดสี sarcastic biting trenchant yoi-yan
mordant
N สารที่ ช่วย ให้ สีย้อม ติด เนื้อผ้า หรือ วัสดุ อื่น san-ti-chue-hai-se-yom-tid
mordantly
ADV อย่าง เสียดสี bitterly severely yang-siad-se
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MORDANT
n.A substance which has a chimical affinity for coloring matter and serves to fix colors; such as alum.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MORDANT
Mor "dant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of mordere to bite; L. mordere. See Morsel. ]
1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing )
Defn: Serving to fix colors.
MORDANT
Mor "dant, n. Etym: [F., originally, biting. ]
1. Any corroding substance used in etching.
2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing )
Defn: Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes.
3. (Gilding )
Defn: Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.
MORDANT
Mor "dant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mordanting.]
Defn: To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
MORDANTLY
MORDANTLY Mor "dant *ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a mordant.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mordant
mor dant |ˈmôrdnt ˈmɔrdnt | ▶adjective (esp. of humor ) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting: a mordant sense of humor. ▶noun a substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain and thereby fixes it in a material. • an adhesive compound for fixing gold leaf. • a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate. ▶verb [ with obj. ] impregnate or treat (a fabric ) with a mordant. DERIVATIVES mor dan cy |-dnsē |noun, mor dant ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite, ’ from Latin mordere.
Oxford Dictionary
mordant
mordant |ˈmɔːd (ə )nt | ▶adjective (especially of humour ) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting: a mordant sense of humour. ▶noun 1 a substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain and thereby fixes it in a material. • an adhesive compound for fixing gold leaf. 2 a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate. ▶verb [ with obj. ] impregnate or treat (a fabric ) with a mordant. DERIVATIVES mordancy noun, mordantly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite ’, from Latin mordere.
American Oxford Thesaurus
mordant
mordant adjective a mordant sense of humor: caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen; critical, bitter, virulent, vitriolic.
Oxford Thesaurus
mordant
mordant adjective a mordant sense of humour: caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen, tart, pungent, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing, rapier-like, razor-edged; critical, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive; rare acidulous, mordacious. ANTONYMS vague; uncritical.
Duden Dictionary
Mordant
Mor dant Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin Grafik , der oder die |…ˈdãː |der Mordant; Genitiv: des Mordants, Plural: die Mordants und die Mordant; Genitiv: der Mordant, Plural: die Mordants meist im Plural lateinisch-französisch Ätzmittel, ätzende Paste, die mit dem Pinsel auf die Platte aufgetragen wird
French Dictionary
mordant
mordant , ante adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui mord, qui ressemble à une morsure. : Un froid mordant. 2 figuré Agressif. : Une réplique mordante. nom masculin Vivacité. : Un texte qui a du mordant. SYNONYME caractère ; piquant .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
mordant
mor dant /mɔ́ː r d (ə )nt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈批評などが 〉辛辣 （しんらつ ）な (biting ); 皮肉な (sarcastic )▸ a mordant tongue 毒舌 2 〈痛みなどが 〉激しい (acute ); ひりひりする .3 〈酸が 〉腐食性の ; 〈病気が 〉組織を破壊する .4 〘染色 〙媒染力のある, 色をとどめる .名詞 C 1 〘染色 〙媒染剤 .2 (エッチング用の )金属腐食剤 .動詞 他動詞 …を媒染剤につける ; …を腐食剤で処理する .～ly 副詞
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