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Mordant 1Definition: Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
Mordant 2Definition: Serving to fix colors. Mordant 3Definition: Any corroding substance used in etching. Mordant 4Definition: 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. Mordant 5Definition: Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere. Mordant 6Definition: To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. mordant 7Definition: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process mordant 8Definition: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning to savage mordant wit"
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