mandarining

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noun

The use of a nitric acid solution to give an orange colour to textiles, such as silk or wool.

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Meanings

nounmandarining (uncountable)
  1. archaichistoricaluncountableThe use of a nitric acid solution to give an orange colour to textiles, such as silk or wool.

    1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures By this method, which is called mandarining, an orange colour is given to silk and wool, not from the solution of a colouring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fibre by the action of dilute nitric acid.

Origin

From mandarin + -ing.

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mandarining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandarining

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