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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mor·dant
\\ˈmȯr-dənt\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle French, present participle of mordre to bite, from Latin mordēre; perhaps akin to Sanskrit mṛdnāti he presses, rubs DATE 15th century 1. biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive a mordant wit 2. acting as a mordant 3. burning , pungent Synonyms: see caustic • mor·dant·ly adverb
noun DATE 1791 1. a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a substance by combining with the dye to form an insoluble compound 2. a corroding substance used in etching
transitive verb DATE 1836 : to treat with a mordant English Etymology mordant mordant (adj.) late 15c., "caustic" (of words, speech), from M.Fr . mordant, lit."biting," prp. of mordre "to bite," from L. mordere "to bite or sting" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordantly. The noun sense in dyeing is first recorded 1791; the adj. in this sense is from 1902.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mordant mor·dant / 5mC:dnt; NAmE 5mC:rdnt / adjective (formal)critical and unkind, but funny 尖刻而又风趣的；讽刺幽默的 SYN caustic :
His mordant wit appealed to students. 他那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。 • mor·dant·ly adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: mordant acid dye , or mordant dye , or mordant rouge , or chrome-mordant mor·dant I. \-ənt\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, present participle of mordre to bite, from Latin mordēre 1. : biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive , keen < fun ranging from slapstick clowning to … savage mordant wit — Robert Bendiner > < the mordant things you try to say to listeners, cruelties invariably regarded as merely gently whimsical — Irwin Edman > < a mordant analyst and remorseless judge of snobbery — Time > 2. a. : acting as a mordant (as in dyeing) b. : of, relating to, or subject to application by means of a mordant 3. : burning , pungent < mordant pain > 4. : prone to biting < a mordant dog > • mor·dant·ly adverb II. noun (-s) Etymology: French, from mordant, present participle of mordre to bite 1. : a chemical (as a salt or hydroxide of chromium or aluminum or tin) that serves to fix a dye in or on a substance (as a textile fiber, fur, or microscopic preparation of cells or tissues) by combining with the dye to form an insoluble compound 2. : any sticky matter used to cause leaf metal to adhere 3. : a corroding substance (as an acid solution) used in etching III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to subject (as a textile fabric) to the action of or treat with a mordant or similar chemical < with the old dyewoods, cotton … was first mordanted with a metallic salt — C.M.Whittaker & C.C.Wilcock > 2. : to treat (an emulsion or other photographic material) with a chemical that confers the ability to combine with dyes IV. variant of mordent |
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