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dealbation|diːælˈbeɪʃən|
[ad. L. dealbātiōnem, n. of action f. dealbāre (see prec.); cf. F. déalbation (Littré).]
The action of whitening; blanching, bleaching.
1607Topsell Serpents (1653) 646 The dealbation of the hair. a1634Randolph Muses Looking-glasse iv. i, She..hath forgot to whiten The naturall rednesse of my nose, she knowes not What 'tis wants dealbation! 1678R. R[ussell] Geber ii. i. ii. x. 59 Therefor they cannot whiten [lead] with good Dealbation. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Dealbation, the art of making white the skin and teeth; also of whitening bones for the purposes of anatomy.
b. The ‘blanching’, or reduction to its assay value, of silver coin containing alloy.
1888W. Rye Records & Record-searching 29 The dealbation is always specially mentioned, and the only mention of blanched silver is in the statement of the farm [etc.]. |